by FairVote Minnesota | Nov 18, 2021 | News and Opinion
Original Publication Minneapolis hits record for turnout in a municipal election, with 54% of voters casting ballots More Minneapolis voters cast ballots in Tuesday’s election than any other municipal election in recent history. The election...
by FairVote Minnesota | Nov 18, 2021 | News and Opinion
Original Publication By Jim Shaw FARGO — One of the great failures in the last session of the Minnesota Legislature was the body’s decision to not approve election reform. It’s badly needed. Sen. Kent Eken, DFL-Audubon, pushed a great idea called ranked-choice...
by FairVote Minnesota | Nov 18, 2021 | News and Opinion
Original Publication To the Editor: Minnetonka held its first election with ranked-choice voting. Did it measure up to expectations? We had 12 total candidates for three offices, the most ever for a Minnetonka City Council election. With a shorter campaign...
by FairVote Minnesota | Nov 18, 2021 | News and Opinion
Mary Lahammer learned how Minneapolitans are getting used to ranking candidates. Watch the full episode here....
by FairVote Minnesota | Nov 12, 2021 | Letter to the Editor
Original Publication It took three days of hand counting to determine that the leaders on Election Day were the winners, but Bloomington completed its first ranked-choice voting election for its City Council on Saturday. By contrast, with four...