Bloodless Coup

Gov. James Douglas (R) Nixes Majority Elections in Vermont

Given Baltar's connection to Vermont, and my favorable feelings about instant run-off voting, I thought I'd link to this story on gov. Douglas vetoing an IRV system in Vermont which Fruits and Votes described thusly:

The governor of Vermont, with one stroke of the pen and a series of really specious arguments, blocked the majority’s efforts to adopt majority voting, via "instant runoff."