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Join us online to meet state senate and house candidates for MN Senate Districts 50 and 51 and learn about their stances on Ranked Choice Voting and other democracy reforms ahead of the endorsing conventions.
Would you like to use Ranked Choice Voting for state and federal elections? Caucus for RCV on Feb 1! Training provided. Sign up now!
Vote! 3 of 7 council seats are on the ballot – district 3, district 4, and one at-large seat. Rank your vote! (School Board races are also on the ballot but will not use Ranked Choice Voting due to state restrictions.)
Join the Chamber of Commerce and listen to the candidates for Bloomington City Council discuss their perspectives on making Bloomington a top city for business.
Absentee/early voting for the General Election is Sept. 17 through Nov. 1, and can be done by mail or in person at Bloomington City Hall. Three of 7 council seats are on the ballot – district 3, district 4, and one at-large seat. Rank your vote! (School Board races are also on the ballot but will not use Ranked Choice Voting due to state restrictions.)
Register early to watch the Ranked Choice Voting forum hosted by the Chamber of Commerce. Learn more about the basics of RCV, how it changes the dynamics of races, and benefits and challenges to moving toward increased use of RCV in the Twin Cities.
The Bloomington League of Women Voters will host city council and school board candidate forums. Because the forums will NOT have a live audience and will NOT be live-streamed, residents can submit questions by Sept. 6 to lwvbloomington@lwvmn.org. (Recordings of both forums will be available after Sept. 17.)
Participate in an unofficial practice election to learn how to vote using a ranked choice ballot. Election staff will be available to answer questions.
Residents can file as candidates to have their names listed on the ballot for the Bloomington City Council seats up for election in November 2021.
Is Ranked Choice Voting the key to unlocking the door to gender equity in elective office? Learn more at this event featuring Erin Vilardi, Founder and CEO of Vote Run Lead, as well as local political leaders.
Join Professor Danielle Allen – renowned political theorist and Director of Harvard's Center for Ethics – State Senator Melisa Franzen and State Representative Kelly Morrison for an important discussion about the breakdown of our democratic institutions, how women are playing a key role in strengthening those institutions, and how we can reform our system to enable more women to lead – by running and winning for public office.
This extraordinarily challenging year has revealed, in often painful ways, the tremendous inequities faced by black people in Minnesota and across the country. Please join FairVote MN for Black Leaders at the Forefront of Democracy Reform: Breaking Down Structural Inequities and Creating a Racially Just Democracy.
What can we do to protect and strengthen our democracy? FairVote MN and Clean Election MN are hosting a series of virtual town halls to consider this question. National and state leaders will discuss proven, achievable and powerful solutions like Ranked Choice Voting, campaign finance reform, and more, that can move us forward. Congressman Dean Phillips and MN Secretary of State Steve Simon will be special guests at the March 21 town hall.
The Local Government Division of the State Government Finance and Elections Committee will hold the first hearing on a statewide Ranked Choice Voting (RCV) bill. HF89 would allow MN voters to use RCV for all statewide and federal races, as well as give all cities the ability to adopt RCV if they want to.
Calling all creatives who love Ranked Choice Voting! This is your opportunity to shine and help advance RCV. And there are cash prizes. For the contest, create a video that answers the question: “What is a problem that Ranked Choice Voting has solved or could solve.”
Join us online on Election Night, Tues., Nov. 3, starting at 9pm to watch the results of the Ranked Choice Voting ballot questions in Bloomington and Minnetonka come in!
This election, Bloomington voters are voting on Ranked Choice Voting (RCV) on ballot question 3. Join us to learn more about RCV and how this simple reform empowers voters, fosters diversity and inclusion, ensures winners with broad majority support, and encourages positive campaigning.
Rep. Steve Elkins will answer questions about Ranked Choice Voting during his virtual office hours. Elkins is lead author of Ranked Choice Voting bills in the MN House.
This election, Bloomington voters are voting on Ranked Choice Voting (RCV) on ballot question 3. Join us to learn more about RCV and how this simple reform empowers voters, fosters diversity and inclusion, ensures winners with broad majority support, and encourages positive campaigning.
This election, Bloomington voters are voting on Ranked Choice Voting (RCV) on ballot question 3. Join us to learn more about RCV and how this simple reform empowers voters, fosters diversity and inclusion, ensures winners with broad majority support, and encourages positive campaigning.
Join us for a virtual rally as we sprint to the finish line! Congressman Dean Phillips will join us along with other local elected officials. Special musical performance by Ann Reed.
This election, Bloomington voters are voting on Ranked Choice Voting (RCV) on ballot question 3. Join us to learn more about RCV and how this simple reform empowers voters, fosters diversity and inclusion, ensures winners with broad majority support, and encourages positive campaigning.
This election, Bloomington voters are voting on Ranked Choice Voting (RCV) on ballot question 3. Join us to learn more about RCV and how this simple reform empowers voters, fosters diversity and inclusion, ensures winners with broad majority support, and encourages positive campaigning.
Two of our country's leading health experts, Dr. Michael Osterholm and Andy Slavitt, join MN Rep. Dr. Kelly Morrison to discuss how political polarization has hindered America's response to the COVID-19 pandemic and how Ranked Choice Voting is a key solution to breaking through the political dysfunction and ensuring more responsive and effective governance.
This election, Bloomington voters are voting on Ranked Choice Voting (RCV) on ballot question 3. Join us to learn more about RCV and how this simple reform empowers voters, fosters diversity and inclusion, ensures winners with broad majority support, and encourages positive campaigning.
This election, Bloomington voters are voting on Ranked Choice Voting (RCV) on ballot question 3. Join us to learn more about RCV and how this simple reform empowers voters, fosters diversity and inclusion, ensures winners with broad majority support, and encourages positive campaigning.
Join FairVote Minnesota for a virtual Meet & Greet with legislative candidates about the growing movement for Ranked Choice Voting and how it can foster a more inclusive, representative, and responsive democracy.
Absentee/early voting for the General Election is Sept. 18 through Nov. 2, and can be done by mail or in person at Bloomington City Hall during normal office hours.
Bloomington voters will be voting on Ranked Choice Voting (RCV) in November. Join us to learn more about RCV and how this simple reform empowers voters, fosters diversity and inclusion, ensures winners with broad popular support, and encourages positive campaigning.
