Where is PR used in the U.S. and Canada?
PR, in the form of preference voting, is currently used to elect the City Council and School Committee in Cambridgeassachusetts, and the New York City local school committees. PR has been used in a number of cities in the past, including New York City, Cincinnati, and others. In all known cases, PR succeeded in its mission of providing majority rule with fair minority representation. However, PR was dropped in many cities in the 1950’s because the hand-count was cumbersome, due to McCarthyist hysteria after a communist was elected to the city council of New York, and sometimes due to racial tensions. A number of jurisdictions are using semi-proportional systems (Limited and Cumulative Voting). See FAQ #29 for a list of jurisdictions using Cumulative Voting. A number of cities are considering using PR. As of this writing (November of 1996) there are petition campaigns in Cincinnati, Ohio, Seattle, Washington, and Urbana, Illinois. A number of city commissions are studying it. San Franci
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