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RESOLUTION FOR CITY COUNCIL
WHEREAS, municipalities should have the rightto determine how their
elections should be conducted; and
WHEREAS, using ranked vote processes can allow municipalities to
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primary;
WHEREAS, the option to use ranked vote processes will be .more
attractive to municipalities if the local voting equipment has rankecfvote--"--.._o
capability; and
WHEREAS, ranked vote capability will be more affordable if vendors are
required to offer that feature when bidding for contracts in Minnesota;
NOW THEREFORE, IT.ISRESOLVEDTHAT:
1. The Minnesota legislature should allow all municipalities to choose
ranked vote elections.
2. The Minnesota legislature should require that all new voting
equipment purchased in Minnesota have the capability of processing
ranked vote ejections.
Questions?
Bruce Kennedy
651~633-3713
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IRV - TYPICAL BALLOT .. IRV - 1990 IRISH
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Candidate Count 1 Count 2 Final Total
Austin Currie 267,902 (17%)
First Choice Second Choice Brian Lenihan 694,484 (44.1%)
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Mary Robinson 612,265 (38.9%)
Brian Lenihan Exhausted 0
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PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION
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Candidate Count 1 Count 2 Final Total . Majority Rule
Austin Currie 267,902 (17%) --------- --------- . Efficiency and Economy
Brian Lenihan 694,484 (44.1%) + 36,789 731,273 (46.4%)
Mary Robinson 612,265 (38.9%) +205,565 817,830 (51.9%) . Questions? Call Bruce Kennedy
Exhausted 0 25.548 25,548 (1.6%) . 651-633-3713
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