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Caucus for RCV on February 27!
It’s caucus time, and you can help advance ranked choice voting in our state by helping educate caucus goers about RCV, submitting an RCV resolution, becoming a delegate to your district convention, and working to endorse pro-RCV candidates!
What: Party caucuses to endorse candidates for State House and set party platform
When: February 27 at 7:00 PM
Where: Find your caucus site for the DFL, GOP & Legal Marijuana Now Parties HERE [[link removed]] .
Caucus for RCV [[link removed]]
Ranked choice voting empowers voters to rank candidates in order of preference and ensures candidates earn majority support to win. It incentivizes positive campaigning, reduces political divisions, promotes more inclusive and representative elections, stops the spoiler problem, and eliminates costly, low-turnout municipal primaries.
Many communities in Minnesota would like to try ranked choice voting, but are unable to do so. Under current law, only charter cities with odd-year elections––less than one percent of local jurisdictions in Minnesota––are able to adopt ranked choice voting; all other local jurisdictions must seek special permission from the legislature. This year, FairVote Minnesota and our thousands of RCV advocates are working to pass an RCV Local Options bill which would give more local jurisdictions the ability to adopt RCV for their elections if they so choose.
In order to pass the RCV Local Options bill and continue to expand RCV in Minnesota, we need to elect pro-RCV candidates to the legislature and encourage political parties to add RCV to their party platform. Our opportunity to elect pro-RCV democracy champions in November starts at caucuses on Feb. 27.
Can we count on you to be there?
Yes! Count me in to caucus for RCV! [[link removed]]
Don’t worry if you’ve never caucused before. We’ll be sure you have everything you need and are ready to go! Read more below to print your resolution, look up your caucus location, and find out other details about the caucus process.
Caucus Details:
Caucuses are the first step in helping to elect pro-RCV candidates. This year, all state House representatives are up for election, and we need to continue to work for a pro-RCV majority.
DFL Caucuses: If you’re caucusing with the DFL, you can find information about the caucus process HERE [[link removed]] .
GOP Caucuses: If you’re caucusing with the GOP, you can find information about the caucus process HERE [[link removed]] .
Independent and other minor parties: If you are a member of an independent or other minor party, contact them directly about their caucus process. You can find contact information on the Secretary of State’s website [[link removed]] .
At caucuses, you’ll be able to:
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Submit
a
resolution
in
favor
of
ranked
choice
voting.
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While
the
DFL
has
RCV
as
part
of
its
ongoing
party
platform,
we
want
to
ensure
the
RCV
local
option,
allowing
all
localities
the
ability
to
adopt
RCV,
is
included
as
a
DFL
action
agenda
item.
You
can
download
a
draft
resolution
HERE
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.
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If
you’re
caucusing
with
the
GOP
or
another
party
that
does
not
have
RCV
in
its
party
platform,
you
can
download
that
draft
resolution
HERE
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.




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Sign
up
to
become
a
delegate
to
your
senate
district
convention
this
spring,
and
from
there,
you
can
vie
to
become
a
delegate
to
the
state
convention
in
June.
This
is
a
v
ery
important
step.
We
need
RCV
advocates
to
continue
all
the
way
through
the
process
and
make
RCV
a
priority
issue
this
election
session!
*
Find
out
the
position
of
your
state
house
district
candidates
on
ranked
choice
voting
and
let
them
know
that
RCV
is
an
important
issue
for
you.


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Support
pro-RCV
candidates
in
the
endorsement
process.


Thank
you
for
engaging
in
this
very
important
step
to
help
advance
RCV
in
Minnesota.




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FairVote
MN
team



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