News & Opinion
Sun Sailor: Ranked Choice Voting: A Reason For Hope
Fmr Republican Governor Arne Carlson and Fmr Republican US Senator Dave Durenberger in the The Sun Sailor: We have had years now of people seeking public office and promising to work across the aisle. We know it’s not true and we are in a state of permanent gridlock....
Sun Current: Ranked-choice voting is not complicated
Chris Saffert in The Sun Current: Ranked-choice voting won’t fix everything with our elections, but it will give us more choice in how we vote and increase the likelihood that our city leaders are chosen by a majority of voters. That’s why it’s supported by a wide...
New York Times: Election Problems, And Solutions
Alex Counts in The New York Times: Re “Presidentially, Two Parties Is Plenty” (column, Sept. 17): While I share many of Gail Collins’s views about policy and politics, and enjoy her columns, I cannot support her assertion that we would be better off without third...
Wall Street Journal: The Logic of Counting Votes
Eugenia Cheng in The Wall Street Journal: Millions of votes have already been cast in next month’s presidential election, and a lot of attention is focused on making sure they are counted correctly. Once votes are counted, however, they have to be translated into...
Star Tribune: Only Ranked Choice Voting Could Save American Democracy Now
Dr. Michael Osterholm and Andy Slavitt in The Star Tribune: We are facing increasing case numbers of COVID-19 in the Midwest and across this country, and this fall could be a worst-case scenario with the confluence of influenza and COVID-19. We have never needed an...