ACTION ALERT Senate Elections Subcommittee Hearing on Ranked Choice Voting There will be presentations on and discussion of Ranked Choice Voting (Instant Runoff Voting) at a hearing of the Minnesota Senate Subcommittee on Elections on November 20th at 10:00 am. This hearing will include presentations by FairVote Minnesota, City of Minneapolis, Ramsey County Elections, Secretary of State’s office and election authorities from cities using Instant Runoff Voting. Minnesota Voters Alliance, an opponent of Instant Runoff Voting, has also signed up to testify. The hearing comes in advance of possible legislation in the 2008 session that would support Ranked Choice Voting implementation in Minneapolis and elsewhere in Minnesota where it becomes adopted. ACTION: Attend the Nov. 20th hearing to show support. Contact your senator to let him or her know you support Ranked Choice Voting and urge him or her to attend and learn about it and the work of the Secretary of State’s Issues Group in creating legislation to support implementation in cities that want to use it. Key messages about why IRV is an important municipal election reform: Ranked Choice Voting eliminates low turnout municipal primaries and consolidates the primary and the general election into a single ballot in November. The benefits...
* Increased voter participation and choice of candidates
* Broader, more accurate representation
* Shorter, more affordable, civil campaigns
* Saves tax-payer dollars with just one election to administer What: State and Local Government Operations and Oversight - Subcommittee on Elections
When: Tuesday, Nov. 20th, 10:00 am - noon
Where: Room 123 Capitol Building, 75 Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Blvd
Committee Members:
Dan Larson
Chris Gerlach
Joe Gimse
John Marty
Sandra L. Pappas
Ann H. Rest
Contact Senator Dan Larson's office at 651-297-8061 if you wish to testify or if you would like additional information about the hearing. Contact Jeanne Massey at jeanne.massey@fairvotemn.org or 763-807-2550 if you have any questions about this Action Alert. 
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