Wednesday, March 09, 2005
Upcoming Events and New Links
Monday March 14 - Arcata, CA Town Hall Meeting on the resolution (scroll down) "to support troops who refuse to serve in illegal wars." 6:30 p.m. Arcata Community Center, Senior Room, 321 Community Park Way, Arcata,
Tuesday March 15 - No Confidence Resolution/Ranked Choice Voting presentation for the Humboldt County (CA) Democratic Central Committee. 7pm. Democratic HQ, 129 Fifth Street, Eureka, CA.
Saturday March 19 - Election reform workshops throughout the day in conjunction with the Eureka, CA peace rally. 11am. Near Adorni Center (?), 1011 Waterfront Drive, Eureka (map).
Friday March 25 - No Confidence presentation. 7:30pm. San Francisco Green Party HQ, 1028 A Howard Street, between 6th and 7th, SF, CA.
Thursday April 28 - Eureka, CA Town Hall Forum on Ranked Choice Voting. 6pm. Wharfinger Building, 1 Marina Way, Eureka, CA.
Here are some resources for learning more about Ranked Choice Voting:
http://www.fairvote.org/irv/various1.htm
http://www.fairvote.org/pr/perfectexamples.htm
http://bcn.boulder.co.us/government/approvalvote/
http://accuratedemocracy.com/voting_rules.htm
Also check out the great work happening in Davis, CA where the Davis Citizens For Representation have a site with lots of good election info and also an ongoing narrative of their efforts to adopt Choice Voting. The Davis Governance Task Force is currently drafting a recommendation for the City Council. This is a signifacant step for them and a path we will likely try to emulate in Eureka.
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Tuesday March 15 - No Confidence Resolution/Ranked Choice Voting presentation for the Humboldt County (CA) Democratic Central Committee. 7pm. Democratic HQ, 129 Fifth Street, Eureka, CA.
Saturday March 19 - Election reform workshops throughout the day in conjunction with the Eureka, CA peace rally. 11am. Near Adorni Center (?), 1011 Waterfront Drive, Eureka (map).
Friday March 25 - No Confidence presentation. 7:30pm. San Francisco Green Party HQ, 1028 A Howard Street, between 6th and 7th, SF, CA.
Thursday April 28 - Eureka, CA Town Hall Forum on Ranked Choice Voting. 6pm. Wharfinger Building, 1 Marina Way, Eureka, CA.
Here are some resources for learning more about Ranked Choice Voting:
http://www.fairvote.org/irv/various1.htm
http://www.fairvote.org/pr/perfectexamples.htm
http://bcn.boulder.co.us/government/approvalvote/
http://accuratedemocracy.com/voting_rules.htm
Also check out the great work happening in Davis, CA where the Davis Citizens For Representation have a site with lots of good election info and also an ongoing narrative of their efforts to adopt Choice Voting. The Davis Governance Task Force is currently drafting a recommendation for the City Council. This is a signifacant step for them and a path we will likely try to emulate in Eureka.
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