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Taster’s Choice
FairVote Minnesota proudly presents
Taster’s Choice
An Appetizing Take on Instant Runoff Voting (IRV)
Dine, drink and vote at the restaurants below and check back here for results!
The race is on at
from September 15 - October 18
Rank your favorite treats
Ballot
from September 15 - 30, patrons ranked their favorite menu items
WINNER: CHICKEN SALSA CHILI
Click HERE for complete results
Coming soon!
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Everyday we rank things. We prefer certain things to others, and sometimes have to go with our second or third choice. What if we could vote in real elections this way? IRV is now used in eight cities across the country and has been adopted and slated for use in over a dozen others – including in Minneapolis in 2009!
IRV simplifies voting and increases choice by taking out the primary in local nonpartisan elections, by putting all candidates on a single ballot and by letting voters rank them in order of their preference. If no candidate wins with a majority (in a single-seat election) in the first round, then there is arunoff. The lowest vote-getter is eliminated from the race, and if youvoted for that candidate, your second preference is counted in therunoff (the next round of counting). IRV eliminates "spoiler votes," allowing voters to express their conscience in confidence, and increases participation through diversity of candidates and issues.
For further information or questions, contact Dakotah Rae at dakotah@fairvotemn.org
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