by FairVote Minnesota | Aug 31, 2022 | Letter to the Editor
If there were ever an election poster child for ranked-choice voting (RCV), the open election for Hennepin County attorney would be it. This is a nonpartisan race in which the top two candidates in the Aug. 9 primary will advance to the general election in November....
by FairVote Minnesota | Aug 23, 2022 | Letter to the Editor
Originally published in the Sun Current, August 21, 2022. To the editor: Back in 2020, I voted on the Bloomington ballot for ranked-choice voting after doing some research online and in the local newspapers about it. I thought it had several advantages over the...
by FairVote Minnesota | Aug 18, 2022 | Letter to the Editor
Originally published in the Sun Current, July 31, 2022. To the editor: I oppose the effort to repeal Bloomington’s ranked-choice voting ordinance. Bloomington voters approved the ordinance just two years ago, and it worked flawlessly in the first ranked-choice...
by FairVote Minnesota | Jul 28, 2022 | Letter to the Editor
Originally published in the Sun Current, July 24, 2022. To the editor: Bloomington’s first election using ranked-choice voting was a huge success, which is why we’re more than a bit confused about why some residents are asking for another vote on it. Polling by Edison...
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...
by FairVote Minnesota | Oct 25, 2021 | Letter to the Editor
Original Publication To the editor: Election Day is almost here. This year Bloomington is using ranked-choice voting for its city council elections. As an election judge for the past five years, I know how few people voted in the primary in the past....
