by Rachel Hutchinson | Oct 16, 2023 | Article
A document by Lawrence Jacobs and Penny Thomas provides an unholistic and misleading review of ranked choice voting (RCV). The document mischaracterizes and understates the body of academic research on RCV. A FairVote analysis below demonstrates that claims about the...
by David Paulson | Sep 6, 2023 | Article
To the Editor: I pride myself for trying to see both sides of an issue, even when I have a strong opinion. I had no opinion on Ranked Choice Voting (RCV) until it hit the ballot in Minnetonka a couple years ago. Then I studied it, and was surprised by the lack of a...
by Mary Pat Blake | Sep 5, 2023 | Article
To the Editor: Bruce Honnigford’s August 29 letter included misinformation, as well as conspiracy theories, about ranked choice voting and its adoption in Minnetonka that must be corrected. First, the movement to bring ranked choice voting to Minnetonka was started...
by Laura and John Hensley | Aug 29, 2023 | Article
To the Editor: In late August, Minnetonka residents are more focused on going to the lake and the state fair than local elections, but we want you to know there’s an important city question on the ballot this fall: an effort to repeal ranked choice voting for our...
by Sandy Johnson | Aug 15, 2023 | Article
To the Editor: I take issue with several statements Ann Aanestad made in her letter to the editor last week. First of all, I volunteered on the campaign to bring ranked choice voting to Minnetonka, along with many other Minnetonka residents. The notion that an...
by Rickey L. Brown | Aug 11, 2023 | Article
To the Editor: Ranked choice voting is up for a re-vote? This came as a surprise to me since we only just voted to adopt RCV for local elections in 2020 and have only used it once in 2021. And spoiler alert: It was a huge success! That year, there was a competitive...
