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Jeff Nygaard has been an activist, writer, editor, and teacher based in Minneapolis for the past 30 years. He publishes an almost-weekly newsletter called "Nygaard Notes: Independent Periodic News and Analysis," now beginning it's eighth year of publication. His work has been published in Z Magazine, the Star Tribune of Minneapolis, the Twin Cities Daily Planet, Love and Rage, Access Press, and many others. Archives and subscription information are on the web at www.nygaardnotes.org. Write him at nygaard@nygaardnotes.org.
SHARE Wednesday, August 30, 2006 The how and why of Instant Runoff Voting
Among the many reforms that we should talk about, IRV is perhaps the easiest to enact, and right now it's the one that seems the closest to catching on in a big way around the country.