Rep Elkins Don’t Be Bamboozled

When we saw a picture of Rep Steve Elkins (DFL-49B, Bloomington) sitting next to Jeanne Massey from FairVoteMN introducing HF983, we had our normal response, “What is he doing?” We know Elkins is a freshman and that may account for his naivete, but as a resident of...

Anti-RCV Bill Passes Senate Committee

Yesterday, the Senate State Government Finance and Policy and Elections Committee passed SF3325 on a party line vote of 5-4. Each opponent on the committee deferred to local control, but the problem is election law is set by the legislature and not a locality. Voting...

More Money in Minnesota for FairVoteMN

Since FairVoteMN has a 501 (C) 4, it can participate in politics as an informational group rather than as a lobbying entity. This means they do not have to disclose their contributors or expenditures. We have learned from reading the Arnold Foundation website under...