ranked choice voting in minneapolis
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Presentation on the impact of Ranked Choice Voting on the 2013 municipal elections in Minneapolis, as part of the Common Grounds program at the University of Minnesota, on behalf of Fair Vote Minnesota.TRANSCRIPT
Ranked Choice Voting
Team Consultants: Janette Davis
Amanda Diehl Julia Eagles
Katrina Mosser
More dialogue during campaigning
Decreased attacks and negativity
Berkeley, San Francisco, Oakland & San Leandro CA
Minneapolis & Saint Paul, MN
South Carolina
Takoma Park, MD
Louisiana
Memphis, TN
Arkansas
Springfield, IL
Portland, ME
Burlington, VT
Aspen & Telluride, CO
Santa Fe, NM
Pierce County, WA
Hendersonville, NC
Ranked Choice Voting, also known as Instant Runoff Voting, is used in 15 cities, parties and countries around the world!
• Australia• Bosnia• Bougainville• Papua New Guinea• The Republic of Ireland• London• Wellington, New Zealand
• Malta
• Sri Lanka• Conservative Party in Canada • Progressive Conservative
Party of Alberta, Canada • Liberal Party of New Zealand • Hong Kong's Legislative
Council
City of Minneapolis 2013 Municipal Election• Mayor• City Council• Park Board• Board of Estimate and
Taxation
Campaign finance disclosure forms only kept for 5 years
35 Mayoral candidates!
Stephanie Woodru
ff
Cam Winton
Betsy Hodges
Bob Fine
Don Samuels
Mark Andrew
Jackie Cherry
homes
Dan Cohen$0
$50
$100
$150
$200
$250
$8 $15 $15 $15 $20 $26
$49
$200
Expense per first round vote
13 Council Races
Conclusions Baseline Data Inconclusive on spending
Recommendations Keep records! Do not be
constrained by data Qualitative analysis Develop continuing
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