[Nyclocal] [Fwd: Invitation to discuss electoral reform in New York City]

[natsec at sp-usa.org]

FYI.

This is also one of the groups I suggested for the July concert in Brooklyn.

Greg

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Subject: Invitation to discuss electoral reform in New York City
From:    "Amy Ngai" <amyn at fairvote.org>
Date:    Thu, May 15, 2008 6:09 pm
To:      natsec at sp-usa.org
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*Save the Date*

FairVote invites you to an invitation only meeting followed by a reception
to discuss:

Electoral Reform in New York City:
Roadmaps to Instant Runoff Voting and Proportional Representation

Hosted by:
Demos
220 Fifth Avenue, 5th Floor
May 29th from 5 - 7 pm

Light Refreshments will be provided
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FairVote this year commissioned Lynne Serpe to assess the potential of
choice voting and instant runoff voting for New York City elections. Lynne
interviewed a wide range of New Yorkers and prepared an analysis
(available by request) laying out different roadmaps toward reform.
FairVote's Rob Richie and Amy Ngai will join Lynne in presenting these
roadmaps and their implications for city politics.

As background to this discussion, New York City has a long history of
using and considering different voting methods for its elections. From
1936 to 1945, the city council was elected by the choice voting method of
proportional representation, which later was used for community school
board elections. Later limited voting was used for certain council
elections. Today the citywide primary runoff system is particularly
controversial, triggering interest in instant runoff voting.

We hope you will join us for a lively discussion on next steps for
electoral reform in New York City. More information to follow. For more
information or to rsvp, please contact Amy Ngai at amyn at fairvote.org

FairVote acts to transform our elections to achieve universal access to
participation, a full spectrum of meaningful ballot choices and majority
rule with fair representation for all. More at www.fairvote.org