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Old 10-05-2020, 07:51 AM
 
Location: Twin Cities
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I don’t think a lot of people knew anything about who they voted for in city council or mayor. I couldn’t tell you who my cities mayor or city council are. How would I know who they were prior to election night? Unless you follow politics as a hobby, I’d figure most go vote for something like a president/governor/mayor and then randomly fill in the rest of the boxes.
Ranked choice voting means that each Minneapolis voter selects multiple candidates for each local office— your top four, as I recall. Though Frey had the most votes after the first round, it was only 25% of the total. He didn’t go over 50% and win until the fifth round.
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Old 10-05-2020, 01:30 PM
 
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Ranked choice voting means that each Minneapolis voter selects multiple candidates for each local office— your top four, as I recall. Though Frey had the most votes after the first round, it was only 25% of the total. He didn’t go over 50% and win until the fifth round.
What’s the benefit of this?
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Old 10-05-2020, 02:15 PM
 
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What’s the benefit of this?
It eliminates the need for a city primary which saves money and was a low turnout anyway.
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Old 10-05-2020, 04:13 PM
 
Location: Minneapolis, MN
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It eliminates the need for a city primary which saves money and was a low turnout anyway.
It also gives 3rd party candidates more of a chance as a voter can vote for them without feeling like they are “throwing away” their vote.
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Old 10-05-2020, 07:43 PM
 
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It also gives 3rd party candidates more of a chance as a voter can vote for them without feeling like they are “throwing away” their vote.
Yes, and some fourth, fifth, and twenty seventh party candidates, too. Here is my favorite from the last couple of mayoral elections.

https://ballotpedia.org/Captain_Jack_Sparrow
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Old 10-09-2020, 10:25 AM
 
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https://kstp.com/news/cup-foods-owne...chfIgUkTrTuUlQ

This is interesting.
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Old 10-17-2020, 02:19 PM
 
Location: MN
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Here’s another local business running into city council new rules.

https://www.americanexperiment.org/2...abyuIcojpeTIp0
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