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- ↑ IRV bill headed to Senate floor, Terri Hallenbeck, Burlington Free Press, April 13th 2007.
- ↑ Overview and Summary Losing the Vote: The Impact of Felony Disenfranchisement Laws in the United States, Human Rights Watch.
- ↑ H.0373, The Vermont Legislative Bill Tracking System.
- ↑ Burlington IRV Vote, Ballot Access News, March 5, 2005 – Volume 20, Number 11.
- ↑ Gierzynski, Anthony (2011). "Special Report: Instant Runoff Voting (IRV) : Vermont Legislative Research Service Reports by Subject Area: : University of Vermont". www.uvm.edu. Archived from the original on 2012-06-08. Retrieved 2020-09-21.
- ↑ "Burlington Instant Run Off Voting Measure, (March 2010)". Ballotpedia. Retrieved 2020-09-21.