For the first time, residents will vote for city positions using ranked-choice voting this fall.

By Briana Bierschbach

Minnesota Daily, 06/16/2009

All eyes will be on Minneapolis this fall as it implements a new voting system  a switch almost three years in the making.

In the Nov. 3 elections for city council, mayor and several city boards, Minneapolis residents will take their first run at ranked-choice voting, a process that allows voters to rank candidates by preference and eliminates a primary.

Friday was the last day the City Council could opt to switch back to a traditional voting system.

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