By: Stoney Bird

Ranked Choice Voting Always Beats Winner-Take-All
By Stoney Bird · Wed Sep 29, 2021
Voting on a karaoke song contest offers an opportunity for a clear view of Ranked Choice Voting
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Ranked-Choice Voting – Let’s Keep It Moving
By Stoney Bird · Fri Feb 12, 2021
Current legislation, moving forward in Olympia, would permit localities to adopt ranked-choice voting as an upgrade to their currently mandated top-two system.
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Bellingham Transportation Fund: Time to Renew
By Stoney Bird · Fri Oct 23, 2020
Proposition 2020-14 allows us to support pedestrians and bicyclists by continuing the sales tax of a mere two cents per $10.
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Opening Our Streets – A Golden Opportunity
By Stoney Bird · Sat Jun 6, 2020
How and why we can change the use of many urban streets to activities other than exclusive use for cars and trucks. They are our public spaces for use as we see best.
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Ranked-Choice Voting supported by Bellingham City Council
By Stoney Bird · Wed Mar 4, 2020
Stoney explains the what, why and how of what may be a much better method of electing our representatives and leaders.
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Community Rights Movement Rising
By Stoney Bird · Sat Jan 28, 2017
Stoney Bird explains the Community Rights movement and notes a documentary movie about this showing in March in Anacortes and Bellingham
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Stoney Bird

Stoney Bird

Citizen Journalist · Writing Since Mar 15, 2012
Stoney Bird has been car-free for the last 20 years. It’s a good way to save money, stay healthy, and have fun when you are going around town. He served for many years as a corporate lawyer. More recently he has been involved in local environmental, transportation and social justice issues. Stoney died on Aug 12, 2024. He wrote seven articles for NW Citizen, mostly promoting Rank Choice Voting.

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