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...
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...
Pat Meyer: Ranked-Choice Voting (RCV) is a better way of voting that will save Bloomington money. Today in Bloomington, a fraction of voters (5%-10%) eliminate candidates in the August primary (the primary costs $100,000), and that primary often provides us with...
Margaret M. Swanson: As I was putting up lawn signs in favor of Ranked-Choice Voting (RCV), I talked with a woman who wanted a sign. She said to me, “I want more dialogue in our community, not less. And I’ve told all my friends why I’m supporting RCV.” I thanked her...
Lauren Young in Teen Vogue: Voting in Maine will look a little different this year. Mainers are among the roughly 10 million voting-age adults living in an area that uses, or has adopted and will soon use, a method known as “ranked-choice voting” (RCV). In November,...
Laura Hannemann: After our recent presidential debate, I think you’d be hard-pressed to find an American who doesn’t want our politicians to do better. Democrats and Republicans alike have resorted to blaming, fact-less arguments, and personal insults rather than...
Mary Pat Blake in The Sun Sailor: 2020 has been an especially challenging year for our country and this is even more true for people of color. I was encouraged to see the article last week in this paper addressing the need for diversity and inclusion in our community....
Andrew Yang and Bill Weld in USA Today: Picking our president every four years is perhaps the most important decision Americans make. Yet the process both major political parties use for nominating our candidates is arcane, outdated and in need of improvement. Trust...
On Wednesday, September 30th, more than 300 people from around the country logged in to join FairVote Minnesota’s event, A Tale of Two Crises: Political Polarization and Covid-19. Full Length Video; September 30, 2020 The conversation made clear that political...
Dianna Lieffring in the Grand Rapids Herald Review: Who doesn’t feel the gaping division between all of us? We can remedy (and prevent) this state of hurtful affairs by understanding and pursuing the process of ranked-choice voting. Right now, the candidate with the...
FairVote Minnesota Hosts a Conversation with Dr. Michael Osterholm and Andy Slavitt Contact: Jeanne Massey, FairVote Minnesota Executive Director, jeanne.massey@fairvotemn.org, 612-850-6897 St. Paul (September 28, 2020) -- FairVote Minnesota (“FVMN”) today announced...
For Immediate Release. Contact: Laura Calbone, RCV Bloomington Organizer, laura@calbone.com, 612.481.4626; David Haeg, RCV Minnetonka Organizer, david.haeg@rcvminnetonka.org, 612.615.9992 Bloomington, MN (September 24, 2020) -- Bloomington and Minnetonka voters have...