Articles Tagged “steven hill”

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    Race and Ranked Choice Voting in San Francisco

    by Ann Garrison on Nov 19, 2012 | 30 Comments

    San Francisco’s ranked choice voting system produced surprising results in the Nov. 6 election when voters in District 5, the City’s most progressive district, elected moderate London Breed, and in District 7, the City’s second most conservative district, elected progressive Norman Yee.

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  • Olague Explains her Support for RCV Repeal Measure

    by Luke Thomas on Mar 10, 2012 | 6 Comments

    Olague has long ties to the progressive community and was appointed by Mayor Ed Lee to the District 5 seat, one of the city’s most progressive, in January after Ross Mirkarimi was elected Sheriff. This week, she joined Sean Elsbernd, Carmen Chu, Scott Wiener, and Malia Cohen – all considered moderate/conservative supervisors – in supporting Sup. Mark Farrell’s proposal to replace RCV with runoff elections for the mayor’s race and other citywide offices.

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