What: Saint Paul City Council Meeting

Minnesota's major political parties hold precinct caucuses on Tuesday March 7 2006 starting at 7 PM. This is an opportunity for you to advocate for better voting methods by introducing the attached resolution. Doing so informs your neighbors about the possibility of improving our democracy through Instant Runoff Voting. It also helps move your party toward officially supporting this change. If the resolution is approved by your precinct, let us know at info@fairvotemn.org.

The anti-abortion group, Minnesota Citizens Concerned for Life (MCCL) has circulated a questionnaire to candidates for local office this autumn. Two of the eleven questions are unrelated to pro-life issues. The last question begins with a one-paragraph diatribe against the advanced voting method known as Instant Runoff Voting. The paragraph closes with "For these reasons, MCCL opposes instant run-off voting, and then asks the candidate, "Do you oppose instant run-off voting?" Only a "yes" or "no" answer is allowed. 

I represent a group of 6th district progressives who are working on the voting irregularities in the 6th.  We have met previously with individuals from voting integrity, and a few other non-related groups who are also interested in this issue. 

I worked with VoterMN briefly until my health took a turn for the worse but I am back and ready to rumble.

"Thatre is such as thing as too late": (..."A time comes when silence is
betrayal." Dr. King added, "That time has come for us in relation to
Vietnam." And that time has come for us in relation to Iraq...)
http://www.commondreams.org/views05/0819-33.htm

We have the same machines that have been hacked in other states. We have a
conservative Extremist SOS who is also head of the National SOSorganizationn
who has been battling to bring Florida 2000 to Minnesota.
"MN SoS imposes gag order + obtains voter reg program computer code"
http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=show_topic&forum=160&topic_id=13150
Report from the (MN) National SOS convention
http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=show_mesg&forum=203&topic_id=385387&mesg_id=385387
Follow up
http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=show_topic&forum=203&topic_id=386578

Even our core Democratic strongholds are not safe from this. We have Randy
Kelly a Republican using the Democratic Party as did Coleman, and we have
Coleman and Pawlenty. (Do we all remember the tally irregularities in the
Kelly/Benanav Race?)
"Coleman and Pawlenty starring at(Randy)Kelly fundraiser (St. Paul mayor's
race)"
http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=show_topic&forum=160&topic_id=13021

And we  are being warned that in 2006 the Republican election theft machine
will be bigger and better:
"Conyers: Republican electoral dirty tricks - Paul Krugman Does It Again"
http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=132x2019693

There are lots of us physically challanged folks who cannot run around the state but we can spread the word by work from home and our workplace and do write ourRepresentativess, the media, and our neighbors and families but we
need some support and direction. Our groups set up to do this have wandered off of this path and we need to regroup and fast. Please also send this to other appropriate venues so we can regroup. Thanks!

Post questions and news about adopting better voting methods for nongovernmental elections, including professional associations, labor unions, corporations, or any organization with a voting membershi

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.