FairVote Minnesota

Making every vote count

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Less partisan polarization
More choices for voters
Upholds majority rule

How IRV Works

Counting Votes (multi-seat election)

Establish the threshold -- the minimum number of votes needed to win.  This is calculated using the following formula:

Threshold Formula

For various numbers of seats (in Minneapolis elections), it works out as follows:

Board Thresholds

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