The two had talked about STAR Voting and voting reform after Lynn had emailed to spark the conversation last year.

Lynn had also spoken about STAR Voting on the Women of the Northwest Podcast with Annie Kallen. Listen to the Podcast Episode Here: womenofthenorthwest.buzzsprout.com/1810173/epis...

We’ll be following up with more information on the election details as soon as we have them.

If you'd like to learn more about STAR Voting, please visit: starvoting.org

Huge thank you to City Councilor Andy Davis, who proposed using STAR for their appointment process and made the motion.

Read more in this article from The Astorian: dailyastorian.com/2025/12/02/a...

Joshua Conklin was immediately sworn in to take over the Ward 4 seat. Both the outgoing and newly elected councilor had made affordable housing a central issue in their campaigns for office.

This marks the first time STAR Voting has been used to fill a public municipal office and we are over the moon about it! 🚀

You are correct. Fortunately there are better methods out there. Please check out starvoting.org if you want to learn more about STAR Voting, a voting method which doesn't have RCV's flaws.

Although disappointing, we are grateful to have had the chance to present STAR Voting to the commission and share more about voting science. They recommended we try again in the future. The quest continues!

www.starvoting.org/ca_call_2025...

Here's a sample poll to give you ideas and to see what it feels like to vote with better voting! bettervoting.com/xpqb89

www.starvoting.org/comms_20251124

www.starvoting.org/ny_call_2025...

www.starvoting.org/la_biweekly_...