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Steven Hill

  • Blogs

    March 10, 2011

    Who Understands Ranked-Choice Voting? Nobody.

    Nobody understands ranked-choice voting ... especially the politicians who lose​The one thing that makes perfect sense about ranked-choice voting is that nobody seems to understand it. And a new poll validated this notion recently. According to a Chamber of Commerce poll, more than half of those w ... More >>

  • Blogs

    December 14, 2010

    Ranked-Choice Voting Will Force Politicians To Swallow Their Pride

    Arggggh, I don't want to be humble​A growing chorus of politicians who lost in November claim Ranked-Choice Voting, the instant-runoff system used in San Francisco and other cities, is flawed and should be scrapped. But Steven Hill, architect of RCV systems such as ones used in here and in Oakland ... More >>

  • Blogs

    November 8, 2010

    How Jean Quan May, Astoundingly, Become Mayor of Oakland

    Jean Quan for Oakland Mayor 2010Jean Quan, the politician who lived​As we wait for final election results to come in for the Oakland mayor's race, it's not premature to say that City Councilwoman Jean Quan will have pulled off one of the great political Lazarus acts in recent Bay Area history if s ... More >>

  • Blogs

    October 6, 2009

    Oops, They Did It Again -- Public Campaign Finance Advocates Bemoan Latest 'Raid'

    ​Public campaign financing isn't just a political football here in San Francisco -- it's a football so frequently kicked, punted, or otherwise buffeted the laces have come undone. And is there any money to fix it? Don't ask! The latest instance of San Francisco politicos stating they like the idea ... More >>

  • Blogs

    November 6, 2007

    Bring Out Your Dead: S.F.’s Swelled Voter Rolls Were Possibly Stuffed With Stiffs

    ​Public campaign financing isn't just a political football here in San Francisco -- it's a football so frequently kicked, punted, or otherwise buffeted the laces have come undone. And is there any money to fix it? Don't ask! The latest instance of San Francisco politicos stating they like the idea ... More >>

  • News

    November 8, 2006

    Recount Needed

    Is a city bureaucrat putting our next vote count at risk by insisting S.F. hurry and spend up to $15 million on new equipment?

  • News

    November 26, 2003

    Making Nice

    City and state elections officials finally strike a harmonious note in their erratic efforts to roll out IRV

  • News

    September 17, 2003

    Blowing It

    How San Francisco elections officials dropped the ball on instant runoff voting

  • News

    October 23, 1996

    What's Your Preference?

    S.F. voters may really get a choice

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