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Where has STAR Voting been used?
STAR Voting was invented in 2014 and in the last decade it has been used around the country for impactful elections across the public, nonprofit, and private sector.
From the first election of a public official in Astoria, Oregon, to the Independent Party of Oregon statewide primary, to the Democratic Party of Oregon's presidential delegate elections, to organizational elections like those run by groups like the Musician's Union Local 99, STAR Voting elects strong winners who best represent their communities, no matter how many candidates are in the race.
If you're looking to run a STAR Voting election, please check out our BetterVoting.com website. "Whether it's informal polls or highly secure elections, electronic or paper, single-seat or multi-seat, we've got you covered!" - The BetterVoting Team
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Python Core Developers use Bloc STAR Voting for Steering Council
December 2025
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Portland Musicians Union uses STAR Voting for Executive Board election
December 2025
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Bike Farm Portland uses STAR Voting to select a new mural
November 2025
Bike Farm used STAR voting on bettervoting.com to select a new mural for their building. Voters were presented with three different mural design choices, with a total of 70 votes cast.
Case study coming soon!
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AAUW of Oregon used BetterVoting.com’s STAR Voting process, combined with a ballot for each AAUW of Oregon representative to review.
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DSA-LA used BetterVoting.com to run Proportional STAR Voting for their internal elections in 2024. This included many committees such as their steering committee, as well as branch elections which were configured to only be shown to voters from that branch. BetterVoting.com sent emails to 3000+ DSA members with over 300 participating (slightly higher than the turnout from prior elections).
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PCD Congressional and State Delegates Election
2024
Polk County Democrats use STAR Voting to elect their congressional and state delegates, as stated in their bylaws. In December 2024 they used BetterVoting.com to run their elections.
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Deschutes Democrats uses STAR Voting for its local Special District election endorsements. These elections are hosted online with Google Forms, Google Sheets, and VAN, along with the STAR Elections app to verify tabulation consistency with the spreadsheet and to generate election graphics.
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Article by Sara Wolk, published in the County Democrat Reader
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Almost 30% of voters showed no preference between the finalists in the Secretary of State race. What does that mean for the results?
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Eligible voters were given the option to vote by mail or to use online voting in order to vote for delegates to the DNC National Convention to represent their preferred presidential candidates. The election used multi-winner STAR Voting with a modification to allow for gender-balancing of the winner list.
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Results breakdown, vote splitting avoided, expressive voting analysis, and more.
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This year the Independent Party of Oregon primary took place online, using STAR Voting. The election was officiated by STAR Elections, our very own in house team.
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This historic decision launched STAR Voting onto the national stage, empowering Oregon voters, protecting election integrity, and helping to ensure fair and representative results. The Democratic National Convention may determine our next president, so in the event of a close race or brokered convention Oregon's STAR elected delegates could make all the difference.
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Attendees at the Multnomah County Central Committee participated in a pilot project to compare 3 voting methods: “Choose-One” Plurality Voting (our current system), STAR Voting, and Ranked Choice Voting. All three ballots contained the same list of candidates; the candidates running in the 2020 presidential democratic primary.
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University of Oregon - Department of Mathematics
2019
STAR Voting was used for a hiring committee for a new staff member. Due to privacy concerns the committee opted not to put out a case study on the election, but it was a success. STAR worked well and a difficult decision was made fairly and democratically.
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email blast by Sara Wolk
Voting on Round One ran from 9/13 to 9/26 and focused on Eats and Civics. Round Two ran from 9/27 to 10/10 and focused on Spending and Live Action.
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Washington Berniecrats use STAR for 2017 Primary Endorsements
Spring, 2017
In a statewide vote of the full membership, Washington Berniecrats, a branch of Our Revolution, used STAR Voting on Google Forms to officiate their Endorsement election. Case Study coming soon.
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blog post by Mark Frohnmayer
Portland Forward graciously allowed us to invite ourselves to officiate the world's first public poll using STAR Voting* this last weekend at their annual SpringThing!!!. SpringThing's purpose is to "bring together a diverse and multi-generational group of citizens who are invested in leaving this city better than we found it, to empower citizen voices, and make change happen." What better place to give true democracy a test-drive?
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Last updated 12/27/25
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