Minnesota Report Anyone who has read Checks & Balances for the last decade knows our Publisher Shawn Towle is a staunch opponent of Ranked Choice Voting (RCV) and he will be testifying before the State Government Finance Conference Committee on HF1952. The Senate...
Minnesota Report When word came through that we will not receive the report on Census data until September of this year, it means something significant to the legislative process for redistricting which will not actually do much substantial without actual numbers....
The swearing in of the government in Minneapolis originally took place, as in tradition, behind closed doors six days ago. Today, the public swearing in of Mayor Jacob Frey (DFL) and the thirteen members of the City Council occurred this morning at 930 am....
As expected the race in Minneapolis produced a plurality victor with Council Member (Ward 3) Jacob Frey (DFL) eventually receiving 44.69%. He was followed by Rep. Raymond Dehn (DFL-59A, Minneapolis) eventually had 33.46%. Incumbent Mayor Betsy Hodges (DFL) was dropped...
In St Paul a Majority Result with a Minority People Ranking Their Vote, In Minneapolis Just the Opposite The participation rate in Ranked Voting in St Paul shows less than 50% of the people used the system. Yesterday, 54.36% of the voters did not rank their vote. The...
