| Sonoma County, CA | March 2, 2004 Election |
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Local Currencies, and Instant Runoff Voting: Two Ways to Improve the WorldBy Michael J. SandlerCandidate for Green Party Member County Council At-Large-Grn; County of Sonoma |
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Local currencies and Instant Runoff Voting will improve our political economy.Local currencies have this basic concept. Instead of a U.S. dollar, we have a Sonoma County (or Marin County, or Ithaca, New York) dollar. The money stays local, supporting local business and employment, while keeping employment high, and building community. How does it build community? People get to know each other when they make trades with each other. To find out more, check http://www.transaction.net/money/community/index.html Instant Runoff Voting (IRV), is a way of voting. Instead of checking one box when you vote, you number your candidates in order of preference- 1,2,3,4, etc. In IRV, you aren't limited to just one choice, although only one person will win if it is a race for one seat, but it lets you vote for an "outsider" such as an environmentalist, without "wasting" your vote. It also solves the problem of "spoilers" which 3rd parties are seen as by some. This was a big problem for Greens in the 2000 election, but hopefully the Dems are learning that an electoral reform can prevent this split among liberals so that people who agree on issues can support each other's candidates. For more information check http://www.fairvoteca.org/ or http://www.cvd.org, the Center for Voting and Democracy. |
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