by FairVote Minnesota | Mar 20, 2021 | Letter to the Editor
Lonnies Wing in the Alexandria Echo Press To the editor: What if I told you there was a way to begin to undo the destruction created by the zero sum toxic partisanship that threatens the very existence of American democracy? What if I told you there was a way to...
by FairVote Minnesota | Mar 9, 2021 | Letter to the Editor, News and Opinion
Dear Minnesota Legislators, We are writing to urge you to support the Ranked Choice Voting (RCV) bill that is advancing at the legislature this session and to block preemptive bills. The pro-RCV bill (HF 89/SF 218) would implement Ranked Choice Voting (RCV) in primary...
by FairVote Minnesota | Mar 9, 2021 | Letter to the Editor, News and Opinion
Dear Chair Kiffmeyer and members of the State Government Finance and Policy and Elections Committee, Our world changed one year ago this week, when a national emergency was declared in response to the Covid-19 pandemic. Unfortunately, our nation’s response to the...
by FairVote Minnesota | Mar 7, 2021 | Letter to the Editor
Emily Bryant in The Sun Current: To the editor: Polarization is ubiquitous across the political landscape, and it’s tearing apart our nation, our states, our communities and even our families. While this affliction is driven by many factors, there is a remedy....
by FairVote Minnesota | Mar 3, 2021 | Letter to the Editor
Mike Krachmer in the White Bear Press I am not a political extremist, I am not prone to hyperbole, and I don’t easily get worked up. Nonetheless, I must express that I am deeply alarmed by the degree to which polarization, disinformation and negative...
by FairVote Minnesota | Feb 25, 2021 | Letter to the Editor
Dave Updegraff in The Duluth News Tribune: There are bills pending in St. Paul about ranked-choice voting. This, at the most fundamental level, is recognition that back here in the real world “second best” is not the same as “worst.” Contrary...
