Instant Runoff Voting Resolution for Santa Clara County Elections

Whereas:  the Santa Clara County Democratic Party endorsed Measure F in 1998, which amended the county charter to allow the use of Instant Runoff Voting for county elections when the technology became available; and

Whereas:  the technology is now available for conducting Instant Runoff Voting elections; and

Whereas:  the use of Instant Runoff Voting can eliminate unnecessary and expensive runoff elections, improve the tenor of campaigns and increase voter turnout; and

Whereas:  a vote of the Board of Supervisors is required to implement Instant Runoff Voting for county elections; therefore

BE IT RESOLVED:  that the Santa Clara County Democratic Party urges the Board of Supervisors to authorize the use of Instant Runoff Voting for county elections.

Instant Runoff Voting Resolution for San Jose Elections

Whereas:  the use of Instant Runoff Voting can eliminate unnecessary and expensive runoff elections, improve the tenor of campaigns and increase voter turnout; and

Whereas:  using Instant Runoff Voting in San Jose elections requires that city voters approve a charter amendment; and

Whereas:  the San Jose City Council could put such a charter amendment before the voters; therefore

BE IT RESOLVED:  that the Santa Clara County Democratic Party urges the San Jose City Council to place a charter amendment before city voters that replaces San Jose's two round runoff elections with instant runoff voting.

Resolutions Adopted by SCCDCC April 2, 2009