Heather Fargo is an American politician who served as mayor and was a former City Council Member of Sacramento,California. She was sworn in as mayor in November 2000,replacing Jimmie R. Yee,and served until December 2008,when she was defeated for reelection by Kevin Johnson.
FairVote is a 501(c)(3) organization and lobbying group in the United States. It was founded in 1992 as Citizens for Proportional Representation to support the implementation of proportional representation in American elections. Its focus changed over time to emphasize instant-runoff voting (IRV),a national popular vote,and universal voter registration. It changed its name to the Center for Voting and Democracy in 1993 and to FairVote in 2004.
Electoral reform in California refers to efforts to change election and voting laws in the U.S. state of California.
Electoral reform in Maryland refers to efforts,proposals and plans to change the election and voting laws in Maryland. In 2007,Maryland became the first U.S. state to join the National Popular Vote Interstate Compact. Bills have also been introduced to implement instant runoff voting (IRV) statewide,but they have failed,largely due to legislators' concerns about complicating the election process and causing technical problems similar to those encountered by Florida during the 2000 U.S. Presidential election. However,Takoma Park,Maryland adopted IRV in 2006 after it won 84% approval in an advisory ballot measure on November 8,2005. Maryland is the home of the electoral reform organization Fairvote. In 2007,Maryland's Board of Elections Administrator,Linda Lamone,was quoted in Diebold advertising literature.
Ranked-choice voting (RCV) can refer to one of several ranked voting methods used in some cities and states in the United States. The term is not strictly defined,but most often refers to instant-runoff voting (IRV) or single transferable vote (STV).
Laura Wells is an American political activist,perennial candidate,and financial and business analyst. She is a former candidate for U.S. Representative for California's 13th congressional district in the November 2018 election and the Green Party in the 2010 governor's race in California. She supports making significant changes to Proposition 13 and to the current super-majority voting rule in the Sacramento legislature. In 2002 she garnered nearly a half million votes in her run for California state controller. At the last 2010 gubernatorial debate in California,which excluded all third party candidates,Wells was arrested upon attempting to enter the building to watch the debate.
Steven John Hill is an American writer,columnist and political reformer. He has authored several books on American politics and political reform,as well as a book on the European political economy. Hill led the campaign to pass instant runoff voting in San Francisco in 2002,which was the first victory for electoral system reform in the United States since the 1950s,and was a leader in other campaigns for instant runoff voting and public financing of campaigns. He is a cofounder of FairVote and former director of the political reform program at the New America Foundation.
Desley Brooks is a politician in Oakland,California. She served as a Councilmember on the Oakland City Council from 2002 to 2018. In January 2011,Brooks was also inaugurated as the vice mayor of Oakland.
The Oakland City Council is an elected governing body representing the City of Oakland,California.
Jane Brunner is a former member of the Oakland City Council,a position she held from 1996 to 2013. Brunner is a former president of the council,a post she held for two years. She was Chair of the Community and Economic Development Committee.
The 2014 San Jose mayoral election was held on June 3,2014 to elect the Mayor of San Jose,California. Councilmember Sam Liccardo defeated Santa Clara County Supervisor Dave Cortese in a runoff on November 4,2014.
Dan Kalb is an American politician. He represents District 1 on the Oakland City Council,a position he has held since January 2013.
The 2015 Chicago aldermanic elections happened on February 24,2015,to elect the 50 Aldermen that represent Chicago in the City Council. The elections were non-partisan and if no candidate received an absolute majority,a runoff would be held between the top two finishers on April 7,2015.
The 1967 San Diego mayoral election was held on November 7,1967 to elect the mayor for San Diego. Incumbent Mayor Frank Curran stood for reelection to a second term. In the primary election,Curran and Allen Hitch received the most votes and advanced to the runoff. Curran was then reelected mayor with a majority of the votes.
Monica Montgomery Steppe is an American politician in San Diego,California. She currently serves as a member of the San Diego County Board of Supervisors representing District 4 after winning a special election to succeed Nathan Fletcher. Previously,she served on the San Diego City Council representing Council District 4. She is a Democrat,although county board positions are officially nonpartisan per California state law. She serves on the board of the California Reparations Task Force.
The 2018 Oakland mayoral election was held on November 6,2018,to elect the mayor of Oakland,California. Incumbent mayor Libby Schaaf was reelected. The election was held using instant-runoff voting,but Schaaf received a majority of votes in the first round,so no additional rounds were necessary.
The 2014 Oakland mayoral election was held on November 4,2014 to elect the mayor of Oakland,California. It saw the election of Libby Schaaf,who unseated incumbent mayor Jean Quan.
The 2010 Oakland mayoral election was held on November 2,2010 to elect the mayor of Oakland,California,electing Jean Quan to be their mayor. In early August 2010,incumbent mayor Ron Dellums announced that he would not be seeking reelection to a second term. In November 2010,Oakland also instant-runoff voting to elect its mayor,three city council races and four other local offices,with the elections for the mayor and Oakland council district four requiring multiple rounds of counting. Oakland used instant-runoff voting in the city's remaining elected offices in 2012. IRV was again used in 2014 and 2016,including in the 2014 mayoral election in which incumbent Jean Quan was defeated by Libby Schaaf.
The 2022 Oakland mayoral election was held on November 8,2022,to elect the mayor of Oakland,California. Incumbent mayor Libby Schaaf was term-limited. Sheng Thao won the election and was inaugurated as mayor in January 2023.
The 2022 San Jose mayoral election was held on November 8,2022,to elect the next mayor of San Jose for a two-year term. A top-two primary was held on June 7,2022,and no candidate received more than 50% in this primary election. Santa Clara County Supervisor Cindy Chavez and San Jose City Councilmember Matt Mahan advanced to a November 8 runoff election. On November 16,Cindy Chavez conceded the race to Matt Mahan.
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