Ranked choice voting ruled legal and constitutional

The Minneapolis Supreme Court recently unanimously ruled that “ranked choice voting” is completely legal and constitutional, a decision that has received media attention statewide.

The ruling gives the green light to have ranked choice – also called “instant runoff voting” – used in Minneapolis for this year’s municipal elections and it opens the door for the Saint Paul City Council to put a ballot question to the voters on whether ranked choice voting should be used in Saint Paul.

FairVote Minnesota has been at the center of the work on this issue. The next challenges to tackle, says Executive Director Jeanne Massey: help make Minneapolis’ first use of ranked choice voting a successful one and educate Saint Paul voter about the benefits of this type of election process. Read FairVote Minnesota’s statement.

 National FairVote Blog: Slamdunk win in Minnesota Supreme Court highlights big week for instant runoff voting

More stories and editorials: 

KSTP (Associated Press): Supreme Court allows instant runoff voting

Star Tribune: Minneapolis will use ranked-choice voting method

Pioneer Press Editorial: Put it on the ballot

Bimidji Pioneer Editorial: Making all votes count with IRV  

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