The Vermont House gave its final approval today to
legislation implementing an instant run off voting system for Vermont’s
congressional elections. Although the Senate has already passed the bill, it
faces an uncertain future because Governor Jim Douglas opposes it. The Governor
says the state’s current voting system works well and that there’s no need to
change it.
The Vermont House has given its approval to a major change
in the way Vermont’s
congressional delegation is elected. By a vote of 81 to 60, the House backed legislation
implementing the instant run off voting system for all federal election
contests.
