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Minnesota elections could see ranked-choice voting by 2026
A new bill in the Minnesota Legislature, introduced on March 1, would implement ranked-choice voting (RCV) for federal and state elections. The bill most recently had hearings in the House Elections, Finance and Policy Committee and the Senate Committee on State and...
Ranked-choice voting’s time has come
It is time to move forward on ranked-choice voting to reduce polarization and extremism in our politics. I'm proud of Minnesota's national leadership when it comes to voting. We are the "North Star State" when it comes to advancing democracy, and ranked-choice voting...
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...