"Today the Minneapolis City Council passed a resolution urging the State of Minnesota to add ranked and cumulative ballot processing capability as a certification requirement for new voting equipment.
The vote was 10-3, with Council Members Johnson, Colvin Roy, and Ostrow voting no." I believe Paul Zerby introduced the resolution through the Intergovernmental Relations Committee. Thanks to his leadership and to those council members who supported the resolution. This is a positive step toward IRV voting. This particular action won't affect the upcoming election in any way, but hopefully will influence legislative decision making regarding the purchasing and replacing of voting equipment in the future. The important work ahead is to implement IRV for local elections, which will require a ballot initiative in Minneapolis. Jeanne Massey Kingfield REMINDERS: 1. Think a member has violated the rules? Email the list manager at [EMAIL PROTECTED] before continuing it on the list. 2. Don't feed the troll! Ignore obvious flame-bait. For state and national discussions see: http://e-democracy.org/discuss.html For external forums, see: http://e-democracy.org/mninteract ________________________________ Minneapolis Issues Forum - A City-focused Civic Discussion - Mn E-Democracy Post messages to: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Subscribe, Un-subscribe, etc. at: http://e-democracy.org/mpls
