September, 2006

This Novembers 7, Minneapolis voters will have a special opportunity to improve democracy. An amendment to adopt Instant Runoff Voting (IRV) for municipal elections will be up for approval.

KFNA (Kingfield Neighborhood Association) endorses instant runoff voting in the City of Minneapolis.  

MN State Fair 2006

Instant Runoff Voting Election Results

This year at the State Fair, the Democratic-Farmer-Labor Progressive Caucus featured an Instant Runoff Voting (IRV) demonstration. People learned about IRV as they voted on their favorite bumper stickers.

Northeaster
August 23, 2006

Article by Nancy Sartor

Minneapolis voters will have a chance to do away with city primary elections, and to rank candidtates in order of preference, rather than voting for ony one candidate per race, if they approve a City Charter amendment inthe general election Nov. 7.

Nygaard Notes
Independent Periodic News and Analysis
Number 342, August 25, 2006

On the Web at http://www.nygaardnotes.org/

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This Week:  Instant Runoff Voting

1.  “Quote” of the Week
2.  Instant Runoff Voting: How and Why
3.  Heads Up, Minneapolis Voters!  IRV is Coming!
4.  Learn More About Instant Runoff Voting
5.  Off The Front Page Jubilee (Well, More Than One, Anyway...)

Skyway News/Downtown Journal (Minneapolis) August 21, 2006

http://www.skywaynews.net/articles/2006/08/21/news/news07.txt

By Kari VanDerVeen

For Immediate Release

Contact: Kelly O’Brien, 612-227-9102,  Kelly@BetterBallotCampaign.org.

Council Votes: Instant Runoff Voting to Appear on Minneapolis Ballot in November

The Minneapolis Charter Commission met on August 2nd to consider for a second time the Instant Runoff Voting Charter Amendment in order to make a minor correction in the amendment. 

Opponents unsuccessfully attempted to modfiy the amendment to exclude  the independent boards (Park Board, Library Board and Board of Estimate and Taxation) from the proposal. But they outnumbered supporters 8 to 7 in rejecting the charter amendment approved by the City Council on May 26th.

July 30, 2006

To:     Minneapolis Charter Commission and Minneapolis City Council
Fr:     Rob Richie, Executive Director
Re:     Comments on Cynthia Reichert’s July 21st memo on instant runoff voting