Guest Blog: Want a Stronger Democracy?
By Andy Dawkins Member of the Minnesota House of Representatives, 65A; 1987 – 2003. Want a stronger democracy? Make sure everyone who wins an election gets 50% of the vote. It’s called Instant Run-Off or Ranked Choice Voting and it’s up for a vote at the MN...
Forest Lake Times: Ranked choice is better for voters
Jen Scott in the Forest Lake Times Today, in most Minnesota elections, a candidate need not earn majority support to win; they can win with less, and sometimes far less, than 50% of the vote. When someone wins with less than a majority, it is called winning “by...
Duluth News Tribune: Ranked voting not difficult, a good idea
Joel T.M. Bamford in The Duluth News Tribune: I am encouraged by the movement for ranked-choice voting, both here in Minnesota and nationwide. Ranked-choice voting is a common-sense improvement to the way we vote. It is simply a better way for voters to choose elected...
MinnPost: Rank-choice voting can serve as a bulwark against extremism
This simple but powerful reform fosters political competition and requires winning candidates to build majority coalitions. Jeanne Massey in MinnPost Anti-democratic forces that have been gaining steam in recent years reached a boiling point in the 2020 election...