Instant Runoff Voting Informational
Schedule
Mon, 27 Apr, 2026 at 06:30 pm
UTC-04:00Location
617 Fillmore Ave, Buffalo, NY, United States, New York 14212 | Buffalo, NY
Advertisement
According to The Investigative Post, Buffalo's City Charter Commission has taken up the question of electoral reform in the city, specifically in three areas. One of them is the way we actually vote, and what's under consideration is a system called "Instant Runoff Voting" (https://investigativepost.org/2026/04/16/buffalo-entertaining-election-reforms/)Well, now! If you know Cafe Gezellig proprietor Ethan Cox well at all, you know that among his favorite political hobby horses is, yes, electoral reform and especially the implementation of alternative voting systems-- including (but not limited to) Ranked Choice voting systems such as IRV. There's a lot of reasons to think they produce better outcomes than what we do now, which is generally termed "first-past-the-post" or "simple majority" voting. You can read about it some here: https://fairvote.org/our-reforms/ranked-choice-voting/
So, come by the Cafe on 4/27, and we'll talk about IRV. I'll prepare a small slide deck and find a few fun videos, and then we'll have a super quick and easy mock RCV activity, with some beverage samples to rate and vote for. I'll show you how easy it really is to both understand and implement Instant Runoff Voting. Doors 6:30, presentation at 7:00, voting ends at 7:45 with results at 8:00.
--Ethan
Advertisement
Where is it happening?
617 Fillmore Ave, Buffalo, NY, United States, New York 14212Event Location & Nearby Stays:
Know what’s Happening Next — before everyone else does.
