by Charley Shaw
Published: November 12, 2009
Tags: instant runoff voting, IRV, Mark Ritchie
The 2009 general election, marked by Minneapolis and St. Paul mayoral contests that were never in doubt, came and went without generating much excitement. But the advent of instant runoff voting (IRV) made 2009 an important year for election policy.
by Charley Shaw
Published: November 4, 2009
Tags: 2009 elections, Chris Coleman, instant runoff voting, Minneapolis Board of Estimate and Taxation, R.T. Rybak, school referendums
Advocates of instant runoff voting (IRV) appear to be the big winners in Tuesday’s general election.
by Betsy Sundquist
Published: November 3, 2009
Tags: instant runoff voting, R.T. Rybak
Minneapolis Mayor R.T. Rybak, considered by many to be angling for a chance to run for governor next year, appeared to be on his way to winning a third term in the mayor's office tonight as election officials painstakingly counted ballots by hand.
by Betsy Sundquist
Published: November 3, 2009
Tags: Chris Coleman, Eva Ng, instant runoff voting
St. Paul Mayor Chris Coleman easily won a second term Tuesday, cruising to victory over GOP challenger -- and political newcomer -- Eva Ng.
by Betsy Sundquist
Published: November 3, 2009
Tags: Chris Coleman, Eva Ng, instant runoff voting
Less than an hour after polls closed tonight, Chris Coleman was comfortably on his way to winning a second term as mayor of St. Paul, and the city's voters were also narrowly approving instant runoff voting.
by Staff
Published: June 11, 2009
Tags: Elections 2009, instant runoff voting, Minneapolis
In a big win for Fair Vote Minnesota, supporters of Instant Runoff Voting (also known as Ranked Choice Voting) secured the role of their preferred electoral style with a very favorable ruling from the Minnesota Supreme Court. In an opinion written by Chief Justice Eric Magnuson, IRV’s role in this November’s election in Minneapolis got [...]
by Betsy Sundquist
Published: March 19, 2009
Tags: instant runoff voting
A group promoting instant runoff voting (IRV) in Minnesota lauded the state Supreme Court today for its decision to expedite and accelerate the appeal of a case against IRV.
by Betsy Sundquist
Published: March 19, 2009
Tags: instant runoff voting
A group promoting instant runoff voting (IRV) in Minnesota lauded the state Supreme Court today for its decision to expedite and accelerate the appeal of a case against IRV.
by Charley Shaw
Published: November 4, 2008
Tags: Al Franken, instant runoff voting, Jesse Ventura, Minnesota politics, Norm Coleman
Minnesota in the last 10 years has been governed by the likes of Jesse Ventura and Tim Pawlenty. And as commanding as these governors and assorted legislators have been over the years, Minneapolis-based voting reform group FairVote Minnesota is reminding folks this election cycle that these politicians won their office with less than 50 percent [...]
