Instant Runoff election in VT

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Wednesday March 08, 2006 · 11:34 AM PST

2006/03/08 · 11:34

There's been little or no mention here of another March 7 election -- in Burlington, VT. Instant-Runoff Voting was used for the first time there to elect a mayor in a town with a strong -- heck, dominant! -- third party, the Progressives. Progressives have held the mayor's position ever since 1990, when Bernie Sanders pulled an upset to gain his first prominent elected position.

This use of IRV is been viewed as a test run for a system that might be tested state-wide a few years down the road. So, how did it turn out?
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