News & Opinion
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...