[Mpls] Instant runoff voting

[David Brauer]

On Feb 28, 2005, at 9:51 AM, Sen.Linda Higgins wrote:

> IRV would take a change in STATE law, something that was tried last 
> year
> for a special election in Roseville. Unfortunately, the Minnesota
> Citizens Concerned for LIfe decided to sandbag the bill and it was
> defeated.
>
> The city of Minneapolis cannot implement IRV without state approval.
> IRV is in a couple of bills that the Senate elections cmte has passed
> out of committee and sent to the floor, but there has been no action to
> speak of on any elections bills in the House.

Linda - I know you're in the Senate, but do you think DFL gains in the 
House since last session should help an IRV bill pass if introduced 
this time?

Also - perhaps I've missed it in previous posts, but do we know where 
Mpls House DFLers stand on local-option IRV? Do they all support it?

David Brauer
Kingfield