Who Uses IRV?
In use in the United States:
- Arkansas (state statute adopted 2005; IRV ballots used since 2006 for overseas voters in all federal, state and local runoff elections)
- Aspen, CO (charter amendment adopted 2007, first used in 2009 for mayor and multi-seat variation for city council in elections held every two years)
- Hendersonville, North Carolina (adopted 2007 and 2009 as pilot; multi-seat variation for city council)
- Louisiana (state statute adopted in 1990s; IRV ballots since then used for overseas and military voters in federal and state runoffs)
- Minneapolis, MN (charter amendment adopted 2006; first used 2009 for mayor, city council and other city offices held every four years
- San Francisco, CA (charter amendment adopted 2002; first used in 2004; mayor, Board of Supervisors and most city offices, with IRV elections every year)
- South Carolina (state statute adopted in 2006; since then used for overseas voters in federal and state runoffs)
- Takoma Park, MD (charter amendment adopted 2006, first used in 2007 for mayor and city council held every two years)
Upcoming (as of February 2010) implementations in the United States:
- Berkeley, CA (charter amendment adopted 2004; will be used in November 2010 for mayor and city council)
- Memphis, TN (charter amendment adopted 2008; scheduled for 2011 for mayor and several other city offices)
- Oakland, CA (charter amendment adopted 2006; will be used in November 2010 for mayor and city council)
- Springfield, IL (adopted 2007; scheduled for November 2011 for overseas voters)
- St. Paul, MD (adopted 2009; scheduled for November 2011 and November 2013 for mayor and city council elections)
- Telluride, CO (adopted 2008; scheduled for November 2011 for mayoral elections)
Advisory, Option or Contingent Measure in the United States:
- Ferndale, MI (charter amendment adopted 2004)
- North Carolina localities (2008 state law permits pilot use in 2009-2011)
- Santa Clara County, CA (adopted 1998)
- Santa Fe, NM (charter amendment adopted 2008)
- Sarasota, FL (charter amendment adopted 2007)
- Vancouver, WA (charter amendment adopted 1999)