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Matt McNeil with Melisa Lopez Franzen
AM950 Radio · Matt McNeil with Melisa Lopez Franzen (3/30/23)
Peltola testifies on behalf of Oregon and Minnesota ranked choice voting initiatives
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....
Cheers! Minnesota Voters Show Up to Rank their Favorite Brews & Support RCV
By Laura Calbone On Sunday, dozens of Ranked Choice Voting supporters gathered at Unmapped Brewing in Minnetonka to celebrate the progress of RCV legislation, the Protect & Advance Democracy Act, and thank chief authors State Senator Kelly Morrison and State...
Ranked Choice Voting is simple
I'm a little insulted by politicians who claim that I would be confused by ranked-choice voting. And if there is a position for which I think only one candidate deserves my vote, I'm no worse off if other voters make multiple choices. I have a little more sympathy for...
Bemidji Charter Commission issues support for ranked choice voting
BEMIDJI — The city of Bemidji’s Charter Commission expressed support for ranked choice voting at its meeting on Thursday, asking for the Bemidji City Council to follow suit. Ranked choice voting is a system where voters rank each candidate in a race based on their...
A new bill could change the way you vote
(ABC 6 News) – Those who are for ranked choice voting say it’s going to give people a more accurate representation of the office and those who are against it say if passed things might get a little messy. “It’s more talking about issues and discussing issues,” said...
Bill Would Bring Ranked-Choice Voting To MN State, Federal Elections
ST. PAUL, MN — Two Democrats on Thursday introduced legislation at the Minnesota Capitol that would bring ranked-choice voting to all state and federal elections. Rep. Cedrick Frazier and Sen. Kelly Morrison authored and introduced the "Protect and Advance Democracy"...
Ranked-choice voting in Minnesota?: DFL lawmakers introduce bill
ST. PAUL, Minn. (FOX 9) - DFL lawmakers introduced legislation on Thursday to bring ranked-choice voting for state and federal elections in Minnesota. Currently, ranked-choice voting, which allowed voters to rank candidates in order of preference, is already used in...
New bill at the State Capitol would bring ranked choice voting to Minnesota
SAINT PAUL, Minn. — A group of house and senate Democrats are trying to make Minnesota the third state in the nation to utilize ranked-choice voting. This system of voting is already in place in both Maine and Alaska. Nevada is also looking at the idea and could join...
St. Peter explores ranked choice voting ahead of state bill
From states like Alaska and Maine to municipalities like Minneapolis, St. Paul and New York City, an increasing number of Americans are casting their votes on ranked choice ballots. With more jurisdictions adopting the alternative electoral system, discussions...