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Minneapolis hits record for turnout in a municipal election, with 54% of voters casting ballots
Original Publication Minneapolis hits record for turnout in a municipal election, with 54% of voters casting ballots More Minneapolis voters cast ballots in Tuesday's election than any other municipal election in recent history. The election drew a...
Shaw: Minnesota needs ranked-choice voting
Original Publication By Jim Shaw FARGO — One of the great failures in the last session of the Minnesota Legislature was the body's decision to not approve election reform. It’s badly needed. Sen. Kent Eken, DFL-Audubon, pushed a great idea called ranked-choice...
LETTER: Ranked-choice voting appears to be a success
Original Publication To the Editor: Minnetonka held its first election with ranked-choice voting. Did it measure up to expectations? We had 12 total candidates for three offices, the most ever for a Minnetonka City Council election. With a shorter campaign...
Almanac: Ranked Choice Voting in Minneapolis
Mary Lahammer learned how Minneapolitans are getting used to ranking candidates. Watch the full episode here. Season 2022 Episode 10
Sun Current – Incumbents retain seats in Bloomington’s city, school elections
Original Publication It took three days of hand counting to determine that the leaders on Election Day were the winners, but Bloomington completed its first ranked-choice voting election for its City Council on Saturday. By contrast, with four...
Ranked Choice Voting Wins Again in Historic Local Minnesota Elections
For Immediate Release Contact: Jeanne Massey, FairVote Minnesota Executive Director, jeanne.massey@fairvotemn.org, 612-850-6897 Ranked Choice Voting Wins Again in Historic Local Minnesota Elections Minneapolis/St. Paul (November 4, 2021) – 2021 is a...
What to expect from this year’s RCV elections in Minnesota
October 29, 2021 To: Media and Other Interested Parties From: Jeanne Massey, FairVote MN Executive Director Re: What to Expect from the 2021 Ranked-Choice Elections in Minnesota This memorandum is the third and final in our series to educate the media, candidates...
Letter: Tips for ranking your choices
Original Publication To the editor: Election Day is almost here. This year Bloomington is using ranked-choice voting for its city council elections. As an election judge for the past five years, I know how few people voted in the primary in the past....
Letter: Election will prove ranked-choice voting is practical
With this election, Bloomington will be helping to prove that ranked-choice voting is a practical and effective way to conduct elections in suburban cities, paving the way for the use of ranked-choice voting in school board elections, where it would be really helpful this year, and in legislative races and statewide elections under legislation which I have sponsored.
FairVote Minnesota Commends Federal Legislation Supporting Expansion of Ranked Choice Voting Nationwide
For Immediate Release Contact: Jeanne Massey, FairVote Minnesota Executive Director, jeanne.massey@fairvotemn.org, 612-850-6897 St. Paul (October 7, 2021) -- FairVote Minnesota (“FVMN”) applauds Representative Dean Phillips (MN-03) and Senators Michael Bennet (D-CO)...