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Three cities in the East Bay – Oakland, Berkeley, and San Leandro – are moving toward implementing Instant Runoff Voting (IRV) this year. Last week, the Oakland City Council upheld a mandate from the City’s voters when it . Berkeley’s City Manager recently sent a letter to San Leandro saying that they’re ready to move forward, as long as San Leandro does as well. With the ball now in its court, San Leandro’s city council will decide on IRV next week.

Why should we care? Because Instant Runoff Voting is a proven method that .

For more information on IRV, check out the and watch this video from Minnesota Public Radio.