Choice Voting Blog

Since we began our intensive grassroots presence in July, we've seen numerous stories, editorials, and letters to the editor about Choice Voting. Whereas in early July, few people had heard of Choice Voting, it seems that now, in mid-August, most people we run into have either heard something about it or have already signed our petition! All in all, around 1800 Davis citizens have added their name to the growing list of citizens who urge the adoption of Choice Voting! It seems all that's left is to keep doing what we're doing, and make sure the City Council follows through to place Choice Voting on the June '06 ballot!

The Davis Enterprise did a great front-page story on our Ice Cream election - check it out here!

On Saturday, July 31, 2005, 336 Davis residents of all ages participated in the town’s first-ever Choice Voting election, and chose the three most-preferred ice cream flavors. And they are…Chocolate, Mint Chocolate Chip, and Chocolate Chip Cookie Dough!

The runners-up were Coffee, Cookies’n’Cream, Peanut Butter Cup, Vanilla, & Strawberry.

Children as young as six and adults old enough to know better easily filled out their ballots, ranking the flavors in the order they liked them. They were instructed that, if their top choice didn’t have enough votes to win, their vote could count for their next choice. Read the full story here!

Click here for a visual summary of results!

Click here to see the votes cast!

Click here to see full election results!