by Michael Minta in the Fulcrum | May 9, 2023 | Article, News and Opinion
As part of an effort to end divisive and negative election campaigns and polarized governance, U.S. election officials and policymakers are turning to ranked choice voting (RCV), otherwise known as instant runoff voting, to make our elections more civil, fair, and...
by Barbara Rodriguez for 19th News | Apr 24, 2023 | Article, News and Opinion
Advocates of ranked-choice voting say it helps women and people of color candidates participate in a more democratic election system. It’s part of why they see efforts to squash it as so alarming. Ranked-choice voting, which allows voters to choose multiple candidates...
by Sheryl Casey in the Sun ThisWeek | Apr 20, 2023 | Article, News and Opinion
To the editor: There is an excellent opportunity for ranked-choice voting to pass in Minnesota this year — a local option to let cities like ours adopt RCV if we wish and a task force to consider RCV statewide. This year’s legislation creates a process for...
by Mark Ritchie in the Star Tribune | Mar 30, 2023 | Letter to the Editor, News and Opinion
It is time to move forward on ranked-choice voting to reduce polarization and extremism in our politics. I’m proud of Minnesota’s national leadership when it comes to voting. We are the “North Star State” when it comes to advancing democracy,...
by The Matt McNeil Show | Mar 30, 2023 | Article, News and Opinion
AM950 Radio · Matt McNeil with Melisa Lopez Franzen (3/30/23)
by Iris Samuels in the Anchorage Daily News | Mar 27, 2023 | Letter to the Editor, News and Opinion
U.S. Rep. Mary Peltola testified before the Minnesota and Oregon legislatures on bills that would expand ranked choice voting in those states, a first for the winner of Alaska’s first ranked choice election held last year. Peltola, D-Alaska, won both a special U.S....
