This simple but powerful reform fosters political competition and requires winning candidates to build majority coalitions. Jeanne Massey in MinnPost Anti-democratic forces that have been gaining steam in recent years reached a boiling point in the 2020 election...
Close to 200 people tuned in Tuesday, April 6 to join our powerful conversation, Women Leading Democracy Forward, with national democracy expert and award-winning author, Professor Danielle Allen, State Senator Melisa Franzen and State Representative Kelly Morrison...
Tom Benson in the Duluth News Tribune I could barely keep from spitting out my coffee at the laughable statement on ranked-choice voting in the News Tribune’s March 15 “Our View” editorial, headlined, “Like Duluth, state can reject confusion of ranked-choice voting.”...
Liz Johnson and Katie Humphrey in the Duluth News Tribune When Duluth voted down ranked-choice voting in 2015, there was widespread misinformation about the system. Unfortunately, the News Tribune continued to spread disinformation with its March 15 “Our View”...
Michael Hearne in The Sun Sailor To the Editor: As the dust settles on the most contentious presidential election in modern history, the Plymouth City Council is showing its leadership by studying ranked-choice voting at a study session April 13. I believe it is the...
Black Leaders at the Forefront of Democracy Reform was a compelling discussion about reforming our political system to yield a more just, inclusive, and representative democracy. The conversation was led by University of Minnesota Professor Michael Minta and featured...
Lonnies Wing in the Alexandria Echo Press To the editor: What if I told you there was a way to begin to undo the destruction created by the zero sum toxic partisanship that threatens the very existence of American democracy? What if I told you there was a way to...
Dear Minnesota Legislators, We are writing to urge you to support the Ranked Choice Voting (RCV) bill that is advancing at the legislature this session and to block preemptive bills. The pro-RCV bill (HF 89/SF 218) would implement Ranked Choice Voting (RCV) in primary...
Dear Chair Kiffmeyer and members of the State Government Finance and Policy and Elections Committee, Our world changed one year ago this week, when a national emergency was declared in response to the Covid-19 pandemic. Unfortunately, our nation’s response to the...
Emily Bryant in The Sun Current: To the editor: Polarization is ubiquitous across the political landscape, and it’s tearing apart our nation, our states, our communities and even our families. While this affliction is driven by many factors, there is a remedy....
Andrew Deziel in the Lonsdale Area News-Review At a time when voters are increasingly frustrated by partisan polarization, some activists are pushing for electoral reform they argue could help to solve the problem — but not everyone is on board. FairVote Minnesota, a...
Mike Krachmer in the White Bear Press I am not a political extremist, I am not prone to hyperbole, and I don’t easily get worked up. Nonetheless, I must express that I am deeply alarmed by the degree to which polarization, disinformation and negative...