The L.A. Area Chamber of Commerce, the Los Angeles County Federation of Labor, the Los Angeles League of Women Voters, and former mayor Richard Riordan have all endorsed the campaign for IRV in Los Angeles. The city is considering IRV after holding an expensive run off vote with about 4% turnout. See irvinla.org.

The state legislature approved AB 1294, but it was vetoed by the governor. This would have codified ranked choice elections in state law and allow general law cities (those without charters) to use these election methods. See our legislation page for details.

Big success in Oakland in November 2006, where voters approved a ballot measure for instant runoffs by a wide margin. On the same day voters in Davis approved a measure instructing the city council to take a serious look at choice voting.

Voters in San Francisco overwhelmingly approve their use of ranked choice voting (their name for instant runoff voting), as shown by these exit polls taken after the 2004 and 2005 elections.