News & Opinion
Letter: Ranked-choice voting makes financial sense
To the Editor: Ranked-choice voting opponents in Bloomington are collecting signatures to put a RCV repeal question on our ballot this November. I don’t think you should sign their petition. Why should Bloomington taxpayers go back to paying more than $100,000 for an...
Letter: Ranked-choice voting should be option for all
To the Editor: The Minnesota Legislature is currently considering a ranked-choice voting bill that would give all cities, counties and school districts the same right Bloomington has: to be able to consider using ranked-choice voting for their local elections. It only...
Ranked choice voting, local assistance highlight elections supplemental funding bill
The Office of the Secretary of State is expected to receive about two-thirds of supplemental funding allocated for elections functions. Much of that would tie into a policy provision that would let cities, counties and school districts use ranked choice voting for...
Minnesota lawmakers consider ranked-choice voting bill
ST. PAUL — A bill in the Legislature would allow Minnesota cities and counties the option of using a ranked-choice voting system. In a ranked-choice voting system, voters can rank multiple candidates in order of their preference. From there, the candidate with the...
Bill would expand ranked choice voting in Minnesota
Letter to the Editor: Applauding ranked choice voting
I’m thrilled there is a bill at the state legislature that would give all Minnesota cities the ability to adopt ranked choice voting. While five cities in our state already use ranked choice voting for their local elections, the vast majority — including my home city...
Voting Rights Symposium at St. Thomas Examines Access to the Ballot Box
Kicking off Black History Month on Feb. 1, national and state thought leaders and elected officials convened at the University of St. Thomas to examine the past, present and future of voting rights. The Symposium on Voting Rights, co-hosted by the university’s Racial...
2023 Ranked Choice Voting Elections in Minnesota: Bloomington, Minneapolis, Minnetonka, St. Louis Park and St. Paul
Summary This fall, Bloomington, Minneapolis, Minnetonka, St. Louis Park, and St. Paul all used ranked choice voting for their municipal elections and were among 21 cities in seven states using ranked choice voting across the country. Minnetonka voters also considered...
A Victory for Local Democracy: Minnetonka Rejects Repeal and Votes to Save Ranked Choice Voting
Minnetonka, MN (November 7, 2023) -- Tonight, Minnetonka voters resoundingly rejected a City Charter amendment to repeal ranked choice voting (RCV), and for the second time in three years, Minnetonka voted in favor of ranked choice voting for its municipal elections,...
Here’s the evidence supporting ranked choice voting
A document by Lawrence Jacobs and Penny Thomas provides an unholistic and misleading review of ranked choice voting (RCV). The document mischaracterizes and understates the body of academic research on RCV. A FairVote analysis below demonstrates that claims about the...