1. Educate
yourself

Read the articles on the FairVote Minnesota website and follow the links
from the Links page.
Join a FairVote Minnesota study circle by contacting info@FairVoteMN.org.

2. Educate
others

Invite a speaker from FairVote Minnesota to address a group. Contact info@FairVoteMN.org with "speaker" in
the subject line.

3. Ask
an organization to endorse better voting systems for public elections

See the endorsers page for
the text of specific resolutions you can submit to an organization for
its endorsement. Write to info@FairVoteMN.org if
you know of an organization that is interested.

4. Ask
an organization to use better voting systems for its internal elections

Why wait for laws to change when we can enjoy the benefits of better
voting systems in our every-day democracy? FairVote Minnesota can teach
your organization how to conduct its elections using better voting systems.
We can provide technical assistance to administer an election as well.

5. Ask
your city to use better voting systems

There are over a hundred Minnesota cities with home rule charters that
could be amended to include instant runoff voting and proportional representation.
Many of these have charter commissions that meet to consider just these
kinds of proposals. Ask your city clerk or city councilmember about the
process. If you arrange a meeting, invite a representative from FairVote
Minnesota's home rule project to attend. Contact info@FairVoteMN.org.

6. Ask
your city to upgrade its electronic voting equipment to handle ranked
ballots

There are two electronic voting equipment vendors serving Minnesota.
Global optical scanners, used to count proportional representation elections
in Cambridge Massachusetts, can be outfitted to process ranked ballots.
Election Systems & Software has optical scanners that might soon
have the necessary firmware plug-in because they are the vendors serving
San Francisco, a city that will start using instant runoff voting in
November 2003. See this news item for
more information.

7. Become
a spokesperson for better voting systems

Write letters to the editor when you see a problem that could be addressed
by a better voting system. Educate elected officials and ask for their
support for better voting systems.

8. Become
an FairVote Minnesota activist

FairVote Minnesota's work is almost entirely done by volunteers. Your
help is needed. For a list of volunteer opportunities, see the volunteer page.

9.
Make a financial contribution

FairVote Minnesota does a lot with a little. Your contribution would
make it possible to do a lot more. Contributions are tax deductible.
Many companies will match their employees' or retirees' contributions,
allowing you to leverage your support to even greater effect. See the contribution page for
more information.

10. [Fill
in your idea here]

Got something you want to do to promote better voting systems? Let us
know. Contact info@FairVoteMN.org.