Thank you for your intelligent observation about ranked-choice voting.
Arlene Fried
Bryn Mawr
> On Apr 24, 2017, at 11:56 AM, Constance Sullivan <<email obscured>> wrote:
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> There are still sane voters out here who believe that you shouldn't rank
> someone AT ALL if you don't think they should win that office. With
> ranked-choice systems, there's always a chance that your low-ranked
> candidate will somehow (the counting system is complicated) come out on
> top. Why take thst chance?
>
> If you evaluate a listed candidate as absolutely not someone you could
> stand seeing in office, don't include them among your "ranked choices." I
> ,for instance, could see no way to vote for Donald Trump, or Ted Cruz, or
> Jill what's-her-name who ran as a Green for president last year.
>
> Just because someone's on the ballot doesn't qualify them for mayor or city
> council. Let's use our heads, instead of being blindly in favor of "ranked
> choice" where some choices are really rank.
>
> Connie Sullivan
> Como, in Southeast Minneapolis
>
> On Mon, Apr 24, 2017 at 11:33 AM, Bill Kahn <
> <email obscured>> wrote:
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>> Thanks, Ken. That mistake rankled me as well and made me wonder why we
>> can’t yet rank up to six candidates like they can in St. Paul; I really
>> would like to put CJS lower than third.
>>
>>> On Apr 24, 2017, at 11:19 AM, Ken B <<email obscured>> wrote:
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>>> On 4/24/2017 10:03 AM, Bill Kahn wrote:
>>>> I am going to cast one of my votes for you, Captain Jack Sparrow.
>>> = = = = =
>>> [KB] That must have been a slip of the fingers.
>>>
>>> Mr. Kahn gets only one vote, as does every voter in Minneapolis. But he
>>> gets to rank up to three candidates, and his single vote is counted for
>>> his top (remaining) choice in each RCV round.
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> Ken Bearman
>>
>>
>>
>> Bill Kahn
>> PPERR, Picayuniariana, The future state within the State of Minnesota
>> encompassed by the Minneapolis city limits (consider annexation if you are
>> tired of being manipulated)., http://www.lastminneapolismayor.org
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> Connie Sullivan
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