May 26, 2011

INSTANT RUNOFF VOTING   (known as Ranked-Choice Voting):
Everything You Wanted To Know But Were Afraid To Ask
SPEAKER: Steve Chessin

Steve Chessin is President of Californians for Electoral Reform (CfER), an organization that since 1993 has been educating and advocating on behalf of alternative electoral systems, including instant runoff voting (IRV) and various forms of proportional representation. Steve joined CfER when it was founded in 1993. He was elected to the Board in 1995 and has served as President or Co-President since 1999. He is also active with the California Democratic Party, serving on the State Central Committee since 1986, the Santa Clara County Central Committee since 1990, and the State Executive Board since 1993. He was the prime mover behind Santa Clara County’s successful 1998 charter amendment that allows the county to use IRV in county elections, once the voting equipment is reprogrammed to handle ranked ballots. He is also active with the League of Women Voters, and was partially responsible for the California League’s adoption of a position in favor of IRV.

Social Get-Together        6:15 PM
Dinner                             6:45 PM
Program                          7:15 PM

Location: Crow Canyon Country Club
711 Silver Lake Drive, Danville, CA 94526 (925) 735-5700

Members & Invited Guests: $25
Non-members: $30  ($25 for dinner + $5 requested donation to help offset program costs)
Presentation only: $5 (requested donation)

Please email Jim Donnelly that you are coming by Thursday, May 19 (we need a ‘head count’ for the dinner). Thank you for your help.

RSVP: To make certain you have a dinner, please RSVP.
Mail checks, made out to Jim Donnelly, to 373 Century Circle, Danville, CA 94526 or call him at (925) 570-9289