Burlington, Vermont voters adopted Instant-runoff voting (IRV, one form of ranked voting) in 2005, and used it voting in two elections in 2006 and 2009. They repealed IRV in 2010.
In 2007, IRV legislation was headed for the Vermont Senate floor.[1]
Burlington, Vermont used instant runoff voting in two elections, having adopted it on March 1, 2005.[4] In 2009, their second IRV election for mayor did not elect the most preferred candidate, nor did it elect a candidate chosen by a majority of the voters, though it did apparently result in a better outcome than the former plurality election would have.[5] Burlington voters repealed IRV in 2010.[6]