[link removed] [[link removed]]Dear John,
While we don’t have final results in the NYC elections yet (that will happen once all the absentee ballots are in and counted), we do have clear results in the election process and by all indicators, Ranked Choice Voting has come out a winner!
We are, of course, not surprised as we have seen RCV used with remarkable success in the Twin Cities for more than a decade. But we couldn’t be more thrilled than to have our success here replicated in the nation’s largest city! It went off without a hitch:
1.
Turnout
was
up
from
the
previous
open
mayoral
election
cycle.
2.
News
reports
show
that
voters
ranked
their
ballots
and
found
ranking
to
be
easy.
3.
The
results
in
the
competitive
mayor’s
race
were
split
among
multiple
candidates
and
rather
than
asking
voters
to
come
back
to
vote
in
a
second-election
runoff
to
decide
the
outcome,
they
did
it
all
in
one
trip
to
the
polls.
4.
The
candidate
fields
were
diverse
with
respect
to
gender,
ethnicity
and
political
views.
5.
Rather
than
a
mudfest
between
the
top
two
candidates
in
a
traditional
runoff,
some
candidates
in
the
mayor’s
race
coalesced,
promoted
their
second-choice
endorsements,
and
kept
attacks
on
each
other
at
bay.
In short, NYC sets the stage for more cities and more states to follow, starting right here in Minnesota. We are on the cusp of becoming the next state to adopt RCV for state and federal elections and the FIRST state to do so with the vote of the legislature. This is HUGE! But we are not there yet and we need your help.
Right now, we have a generous match for ALL donations received and we need to raise an additional $41k to hit our match goal. Will you help us keep our momentum going by chipping in now? [[link removed]]
The next steps are to pass the RCV for MN bill in the House next session (with the most number of authors of any bill, we are nearly there!), elect a pro-RCV Senate and Governor in 2022 and pass it in both the House and Senate in 2023 for the Governor's signature
We can do it, but ONLY with your support! Please help us ensure Minnesota can take the baton from NYC and keep the momentum for RCV going!
Click Here to Give Now! [[link removed]]Thank you in advance for your generous support!
Jeanne
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