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Tell City Council you want to elect your own…

August 13, 2018September 24, 2018
by Carlos Ochoa

Who should elect members to the city council?

You in the ballot box or the city council itself in a back-room deal?

Now that Bill Morrison, Janis Fullilove, and Edmund Ford have won their Shelby County elections, it is time for them to resign their seats so they can be filled in a special election in November. They have the option, however, to run down the clock for 90 days, drawing double pay while they do. Their delinquency would also prevent a special election, meaning that the replacement chosen by the heavily-donor-influenced council would stay on for a full year before having to face an election.

If you believe that the city council should be elected by citizens and not selected by the donor class, call 901-636-6786 and let the city council know that you want Councilmembers Morrison, Fullilove, and Ford to immediately resign.

You can also come down to city hall, 125 N. Main St., on Tuesday, August 14th at 3:30 and fill out a public comment card to speak at the end of the meeting and make your demands heard that way.

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Thoughts on Elections

Edmund Ford Jr. Misconstrues IRV Supporters

August 5, 2018September 24, 2018
by Carlos Ochoa

Memphis Councilman Edmund Ford Jr. , district 6, gave a presentation to a neighborhood association Saturday July 28th, 2018. In a portion of his presentation, he selectively took screenshots from the Dec 5, 2018 city council video in order to make it look like instant runoff voting (IRV) was imposed by white people on black voters. This is an absolute lie about the kinds of people who support IRV. In fact, 71% of Memphis voters already voted in support of IRV. And there’s a growing list of supporters across the racial and political spectrum.

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Thoughts on the Recent Memphis Midterm Election

August 4, 2018September 24, 2018
by Carlos Ochoa

A couple days ago, I voted in Memphis, Tennessee! Mostly for people I believe will do good work for this city and county. But begrudgingly voted for some folks that were the lesser of two evils. That’s one of the many reasons I support Save Instant Runoff Voting Memphis. I want to rank my choices in order of preference. I don’t want to hold my nose and vote at the polling booths.

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Save IRV, Inc. Graciously Accepts Edmund Ford’s Invitation

July 30, 2018September 24, 2018
by IRV Memphis

Here is an open letter to Councilman Ford Jr. from Save IRV, Inc.’s President Aaron Fowles. The letter was sent to City Council on July 28th, 2018.

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Termite Inspection

July 17, 2018September 24, 2018
by IRV Memphis

When you’re scanning the sky for incoming artillery, you don’t always notice the termites chewing away at the beams in your basement.

That’s another way of saying, when you’re obsessed with the latest episodes of King Don Un’s reality show up in D.C., you sometimes forget to pay attention to what’s happening in your old home town. Specifically, what’s going on with the Memphis City Council and with certain members who are running for other offices to be decided in the upcoming August 2nd election.

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Our View: Historic ranked-choice vote worked as promised

July 17, 2018September 24, 2018
by IRV Memphis

With Maine’s historic statewide first-in-the-nation ranked-choice election behind us, we have witnessed a massive change – at least among the way opponents talk about it.

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Activist Group Wants to See Text of “Mystery Memo”

July 11, 2018September 24, 2018
by IRV Memphis

Final voting for the county general election ballot is still four weeks away, on Thursday, August 2nd, but a serious battle is raging about the possible aftermath, as it affects three Memphis City Council seats.

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Vote for Me! For Second Place, at Least?

July 11, 2018September 24, 2018
by IRV Memphis

What if we’ve been electing our politicians the wrong way this whole time?

Voters in Maine will tackle that question on Tuesday, when the state holds its primaries using a radical yet sensible electoral reform that could fundamentally change how campaigns are run and who ends up winning. It will be the first time the method — known as ranked-choice, or instant-runoff, voting — is used in a statewide election.

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Opinion | As Maine goes, so goes Memphis?

July 11, 2018September 24, 2018
by IRV Memphis

Last week, voters in Maine approved — for the second time in three years — a new system of voting called ranked-choice or instant runoffs.

Maine will be using instant runoffs voting (IRV) for statewide elections, including those for governor and Congress.

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Memphis City Council Hijinks?

July 11, 2018September 24, 2018
by IRV Memphis

The Memphis City Council is under attack from various disenchanted citizens regarding several alleged pro-incumbent referenda it voted onto the November ballot — one that would counter the council’s current two-term limit for members, another that would negate the Shelby County Election Commission’s plans for ranked choice voting (RCV) in the 2019 city election, and another that would abolish all runoff elections. Now new scrutiny is arising on the question of how and when three council members might be replaced should they win other elected positions they are seeking in the August county general election.

Who should elect members to the city council?

Vote "AGAINST" on all referenda in the Memphis 2018 Election