Minneapolis IRV Charter Amendment Initiative Overview
An exciting campaign is building to amend the Minneapolis city charter to make Instant Runoff Voting (IRV) the method by which we elect our city officials.
Minneapolis Charter Reform -- Candidate Questionnaire
How should Minneapolis government be structured to provide the most effective, accountable, and democratic government? This subject is being put to candidates for mayor and city council in a questionnaire cosponsored by FairVote Minnesota along with Minnesota Public Interest Research Group, League of Women Voters of Minneapolis, and Getting to the Bottom of the Ballot. The responses from candidates appearing on the general election ballot will be published in early October.
Top ten things you can do
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.
Instant Runoff Voting Primer
What
is Instant Runoff Voting?
IRV is a ranked ballot method of voting that results in a winner chosen
by a majority of the voters. The voters rank the candidates in order
of preference. Each voter has one vote which counts for the highest preferred
candidate that can use it. The term "Instant Runoff Voting" was coined
because the method of transferring votes from defeated candidates to
continuing candidates is just like a runoff election except that it is
accomplished on one ballot. It is also known as Single Transferable Vote
(single winner version), Alternative Vote, and Majority Preferential
Vote.
Below is an example from the 1990
Irish presidential election.
Instant Runoff Voting Handout
Use this handout to offer people a quick reference to how Instant Runoff Voting works.
Click here to download (PDF).
Instant Runoff Voting Display
Use this large poster display at public events to clearly demonstrate the advantages to Instant Runoff Voting.
Click here to download (PDF).
