User:The-Traveller-in-Tacoma/PROJECTS/3

Citizens for a Better Ballot, is a [[Political_action_committee| political action committee] to defeat Charter Amendment 3, one of three amendments on the ballot in November 2009. Amendment 3 would reverse a charter amendment adopted three years ago for "Instant Runoff Voting", and return to the "Pick-a-Party" primary for most county elected officials.

NO on 3 is  a political campaign in Pierce County, Washington, led by

Background
Pierce County has had a charter form of government since 1980.

In 2006, voters approved a charter amendment, recommended by the Charter Review Commission. It affected the offices of Councilmember, Sheriff, Assessor-Treasurer, Auditor, and Executive. The effect of the amendment to Article 4 of the charter was to implement Ranked Choice Voting, called "Instant Runoff Voting". This political action committee was one of the groups active in adopting this method, to replace the "Pick-a-Party" primary that had been implemented by the state legislature  in 20??? in place of the long-standing Blanket Primary, thrown out by the U.S. Supreme Court in 20?? in the case ???. {[fact}}

=References=

=External Links =
 * Current Pierce county charter (2009)
 * Review of all 2006 charter amendment proposals.
 * Citizens for a Better Ballot (2009)
 * Citizens for a Better Ballot (2006) Advocating initial adoption of RCV(IRV).
 * Text of all 2006 charter amendments
 * Amendment 3 wins with 53% Election results, 2006.
 * Review of current RCV activity.

Category:Washington_political_action_committees Category:Political_campaigns Category:Pierce_County,_Washington