News & Opinion
SUNThisweek — Letter: A better way to vote
Jennifer Arriola in SUNThisweek: To the editor: In American politics these days, it’s all or nothing. Thumbs up for one candidate: thumbs down for the other. You like one side, and you hate the other. Except for the times when you hate both sides. Right? Is this the...
Washington Post: Ranked-choice voting is already changing politics for the better
Katrina Vanden Heuvel in The Washington Post: If you’ve been following New York City’s mayoral race, you might have noticed an unusual trend. Candidates have openly discussed their personal second choices. Activist groups have issued joint endorsements of competing...
Parkers Prairie Independent: Letter to the Editor
Edward TJ Brown in the Parkers Prairie Independent: Kevin Lee is correct that "we've got to meet in the middle." One of the many reasons that I support letting communities use Ranked Choice Voting is that it would encourage all candidates to move beyond their...
Rochester Post Bulletin: Ranked choice letter misleading
Anna Froehling in The Rochester Post Bulletin: RCV is no different from our current two-round system in which voters go to a primary and a general election. If their favorite candidate is out in the primary, they vote for a second choice in the general election or...
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...
The Atlantic: How to Stop the Minority-Rule Doom Loop
The next two years might be America’s last chance to protect the basic democratic principle of majority rule. Adam Jentleson in The Atlantic President joe biden came into office facing four “converging crises”: COVID-19, climate change, racial justice, and the...
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...
Sun Current: Elkins continues push for statewide ranked-choice voting
Mike Hanks in the Sun Current As Bloomington prepares for its first city council election featuring ranked-choice voting, one of the city’s three state House representatives is continuing his push toward expanding the voting system throughout the state. The effort to...
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...