by Gordon Severson at KARE11 | Mar 21, 2023 | Article
SAINT PAUL, Minn. — A group of house and senate Democrats are trying to make Minnesota the third state in the nation to utilize ranked-choice voting. This system of voting is already in place in both Maine and Alaska. Nevada is also looking at the idea and could join...
by Carson Hughes in the St. Peter Herald | Mar 21, 2023 | Article, News and Opinion
From states like Alaska and Maine to municipalities like Minneapolis, St. Paul and New York City, an increasing number of Americans are casting their votes on ranked choice ballots. With more jurisdictions adopting the alternative electoral system, discussions...
by Rob Hubbard | Mar 17, 2023 | Article
What can be done about the divide? Political polarization has been an area of concern for several years. Is ranked-choice voting the answer? Does it inspire candidates to build coalitions and find compromises? Or is it cumbersome and deeply unpopular wherever it’s...
by Rob and Tess Machalek in the Sun Sailor | Feb 21, 2023 | Article, Letter to the Editor
To the Editor: We in St. Louis Park, along with four other cities, have already set an example for Minnesota by electing our leaders using ranked choice voting. It’s time to take this crucial tool of democratic renewal statewide, and a bare majority of our legislators...
by Carly Bahr in the MSU Reporter | Feb 21, 2023 | Article
Luke Frederick, Minnesota House Representative from the Minnesota State University area, visited the MSU College Democrats to discuss a ranked choice voting bill that will potentially impact Minnesota elections as well as bills impacting campaign donations. Ranked...
by Storm Novak in the MSU Reporter | Feb 21, 2023 | Article, Letter to the Editor, News and Opinion
The future of our democracy was a top issue for many Minnesota voters in 2022. With political polarization and extremism on the rise, we showed up to vote for our democracy and the freedoms that it promises. But most Minnesotans would agree that for our democracy to...
