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ABC Newspapers — LETTER: Time to consider ranked choice voting To the editor:   The elections have really had me thinking about American politics. With our current two-party system, there has been so much mudslinging between Democrats and Republicans that it often becomes...

Sun Current, November 22Laura Calbone and Marcia Wattson, Bloomington   We are thrilled that ranked-choice voting passed and that Bloomington voters will begin using it in mayoral and city council elections starting next year.   Thank you to everyone who voted yes on...

Minnesota Reformer — Stop using the ignorant 'We're a republic not a democracy' lineBy John Micek Who knew that America was filled with so many amateur social studies teachers? Whenever I write about Republican-led efforts in state capitols across the land to sharply curtail...

The Washington Post — Opinion: Maya Wiley: I lost the NYC mayoral race, but women and minorities win with ranked-choice voting  Opinion By Maya Wiley Maya Wiley is a civil rights lawyer and a former candidate for New York mayor. A Black middle-aged woman, slender and with a...

Intelligencer — The Big Winner of the NYC Mayor's Race Was Ranked Choice Voting By Lee Drutman The New York City mayor’s race briefly descended into chaos this week when an employee at the city’s Board of Elections mistakenly tabulated 135,000 test ballots — adding 135,000...

Bemidji Pioneer — LETTER TO THE EDITOR: It's time to consider ranked-choice voting   Shakespeare wrote "A plague o' both your houses!" in Romeo and Juliet. He could have been talking about our significantly dysfunctional Minnesota legislature and our entirely dysfunctional...

SUNThisweek— Letter: Ranked choice voting is a better way   To the editor: In Minnesota, we keep hearing about ranked-choice voting. Wonder what it is?   RCV is a simple change to the way we vote when more than two people are on the ballot. Vote for a true favorite first,...

Ranked Choice Voting Bloomington— Letter: Competition Improves Politics, Too   Submitted (unpublished) Letter to the Editor, Bloomington Sun Current Last November, I was happy to cast a Yes vote to adopt Ranked Choice Voting for our local elections, and I’m excited to use it...

  Eden Prairie Local News — Rank Choice Voting: A non-partisan reform that offers hope   As citizens, we have the privilege to vote for the candidates who best represent our views on many complicated issues. Unfortunately, our current system of extreme partisanship makes...

Shakopee Valley News — Letter: We deserve a system that protects and empowers us   Like many, I vote based on my values and my hopes for the future of our country. Right now, our electoral system (plurality voting) hinders the power behind our votes. It forces us to vote...

Pioneer Press — Special Sessions aren't so special anymore for the MN Legislature. How did it get this way?  By Bill Salisbury   There they go again. The Minnesota Legislature will likely blow through Monday’s constitutional deadline for adjourning for this year and head...

Sun Current — Letter: State should not prohibit ranked-choice voting To the editor:   I am disappointed, though not surprised, the state legislature is considering bills that would impede the ease of voting.   But I am shocked that Minnesota Senate leaders are pushing...

Rep. Jamaal Bowman and Jumaane D. Williams in the Nation: Ranked choice voting is the fairer, more representative, future of American elections, and we’re excited to welcome it to New York City. Elections are an exercise in the power of the people to choose a government that is...

Jennifer Arriola in SUNThisweek: To the editor: In American politics these days, it’s all or nothing. Thumbs up for one candidate: thumbs down for the other. You like one side, and you hate the other. Except for the times when you hate both sides. Right? Is this the best we can...