The fastest statewide recount in the country narrowed down the races for a state House seat and a state Supreme Court judge's position.
By JANET MOORE, Star Tribune
Minnesota's first statewide election recount in 46 years culminated Sunday when a state canvassing board certified results in two close primary races.
With a ballot spot in the general election at stake, officials conducting Minnesota's first statewide recount in 46 years were gathering in every county and tabulating the old-fashioned way: by hand.
By MIKE KASZUBA, Star Tribune
History was being made Wednesday in a storage room in a Stillwater shopping mall, and Carol Peterson, wearing a pair of reading glasses, stood before 15 people to tell them how it would work.
New rules open doors for new voters
Column: As I See It
Cook County News-Herald
Josh Winters,Guest columnist
Our democracy just got a little bit wider. New rules adopted this week by the Minnesota Secretary of State’s Office will expand access to our electoral process. The rules provide new opportunities to engage underrepresented communities in the political process by expanding access for students, people with disabilities, people experiencing homelessness and more.
This year all Minnesotans will vote electronically. While computer hacking is a concern, Minnesota's system is the best available, outside experts say.
John Reinan, Star Tribune
In the coming weeks, nearly 3 million Minnesotans will vote in primary and general elections. And for the first time, every one of their votes will be entrusted to a computer.
The Minnesota Daily Opinion
After two consecutive presidential elections ended in contention - most dramatically the 2000 election, because of ballot irregularities - many states and cities have switched to new voting technology to help ensure "hanging chads" never again enter American political discourse. But, in doing so, many have rushed ill-prepared into a system without fail-safes to guarantee that every vote is counted properly.
Minneapolis voters approved Charter Amendment No. 161 adopting Instant Runoff Voting as the method to be used by the City of Minneapolis in conducting its Municipal Elections. This report is first a series of updates that will be created as the Elections Department moves forward with implementation.
For additional information regarding Instant Runoff Voting, please visit the Election Department website at http://www.ci.minneapolis.mn.us/elections/ or call us at (612) 673-2070.
There would be no primary. Voters would rank candidates on the city election ballot in one-two-three order; totals would decide the race.
Rochelle Olson, Star Tribune
Voting may become as easy as one, two, three for Minneapolis residents.
The city's voters will likely have a chance to decide this fall if they want to replace conventional elections with instant-runoff balloting.
