by FairVote Minnesota | Oct 18, 2020 | Letter to the Editor
Alex Counts in The New York Times: Re “Presidentially, Two Parties Is Plenty” (column, Sept. 17): While I share many of Gail Collins’s views about policy and politics, and enjoy her columns, I cannot support her assertion that we would be better off without third...
by FairVote Minnesota | Oct 16, 2020 | News and Opinion
Eugenia Cheng in The Wall Street Journal: Millions of votes have already been cast in next month’s presidential election, and a lot of attention is focused on making sure they are counted correctly. Once votes are counted, however, they have to be translated into...
by FairVote Minnesota | Oct 16, 2020 | Featured News, Homepage Resources, Letter to the Editor
Dr. Michael Osterholm and Andy Slavitt in The Star Tribune: We are facing increasing case numbers of COVID-19 in the Midwest and across this country, and this fall could be a worst-case scenario with the confluence of influenza and COVID-19. We have never needed an...
by FairVote Minnesota | Oct 15, 2020 | Letter to the Editor
Pat Meyer: Ranked-Choice Voting (RCV) is a better way of voting that will save Bloomington money. Today in Bloomington, a fraction of voters (5%-10%) eliminate candidates in the August primary (the primary costs $100,000), and that primary often provides us with...
by FairVote Minnesota | Oct 14, 2020 | Letter to the Editor
Margaret M. Swanson: As I was putting up lawn signs in favor of Ranked-Choice Voting (RCV), I talked with a woman who wanted a sign. She said to me, “I want more dialogue in our community, not less. And I’ve told all my friends why I’m supporting RCV.” I thanked her...