Elections

Every November, somebody's running for something. In 2013, Minneapolis has mayoral and city council elections and St. Paul has a mayoral election and school board contests. Here's where to go for our election coverage:

Minneapolis—All elections

Minneapolis mayor
Minneapolis School Board
Minneapolis City Council—Ward 1
Minneapolis City Council—Ward 2
Minneapolis City Council—Ward 3
Minneapolis City Council—Ward 4
Minneapolis City Council—Ward 5
Minneapolis City Council—Ward 6
Minneapolis City Council—Ward 7
Minneapolis City Council—Ward 8
Minneapolis City Council—Ward 9
Minneapolis City Council—Ward 10
Minneapolis City Council—Ward 11
Minneapolis City Council—Ward 12
Minneapolis City Council—Ward 13

St. Paul School Board

Previous election cycles:

Marriage amendment

Voter ID amendment

President
U.S. Senator for Minnesota
Congress—First District
Congress—Second District
Congress—Third District
Congress—Fourth District
Congress—Fifth District
Congress—Sixth District
Congress—Seventh District
Congress—Eighth District
Minnesota judicial elections
Legislature— Minneapolis — St. Paul — Greater Minnesota — Suburban
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Special legislative elections - January 2012
St. Paul 2011
Governor
Minnesota statewide offices
Minneapolis Board of Education
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COMMUNITY VOICES | Ranked Choice Voting improves process

By Kim Ellison and Jim Skoog, Community Voices

We couldn’t disagree more with Jeff Skrenes' May 21 negative commentary in the Twin Cities Daily Planet on the use of Ranked Choice Voting (RCV) for DFL endorsements. In fact, as DFL activists, we should be glad that we have adopted an efficient improvement like RCV and thank Ward 5 for leading the way.

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How I almost got elected chair (and what I would do to keep that from happening again)

By Jeff Skrenes, North by Northside

A funny thing happened to me at the Ward 5 DFL convention: I was almost elected chair. Ok, so "almost" is too strong a word, as the vote wasn't all that close. But I was nominated, and in spite of not having run a campaign for the position, or even having thought about doing so until Saturday, I did get a surprising number of people who voted for me.

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North by Northside

The downside of Ranked Choice Voting

By Jeff Skrenes, North by Northside

I am not a fan of ranked choice voting, and Saturday's Ward Five convention did nothing to endear me to this new process.

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North by Northside

Costly campaign messaging could get influx of cash

By Liz Stoever, Session Daily

Candidates for state office may be allowed to use more funds to get their campaign messages across to the public.

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Jacob Frey gets Minneapolis DFL endorsement for Ward 3 council seat

By Trisha Collopy, KFAI Radio

Minneapolis will elect a new mayor and city council this fall. The mayoral contest is wide open with R.T. Rybak’s decision to not run for office. The city council might see significant changes as well, In the third ward, newcomer Jacob Frey took the DFL endorsement from incumbent Diane Hofstede, who withdrew from the endorsement process but intends to run in the November election.

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Abdi Warsame campaigns for Minneapolis City Council

By Lennie Chism, KFAI Radio

Minneapolis will elect a city council this fall. This time around, some of the incumbents have faced strong challenges from newcomers. In the city’s sixth ward, Abdi Warsame took the DFL endorsement from sitting council member Robert Lilligren, who has said he will still run for the office.

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How does the local DFL select committees?

By Jeff Skrenes, North by Northside

Although I've been an active caucus-goer for about as long as I can remember, it was only last year that I decided to take the plunge and get involved in a sub-committee. I picked the resolutions committee, because I was working on a resolution against Northern Metals at the time. I gained a deeper respect for the grinding work it takes to slog through such political minutiae, and decided that I'd put in my time for the next decade or so.

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North by Northside

The end of ethics reform in Minnesota

By David Schultz, Schultz's Take

Minnesota's 2013 legislative session will forever be known as the one that legalized same-sex marriages. Yet while many were celebrating this act the governor and the legislature are on the verge of adopting legislation that takes a giant step toward undoing political reform in the state and significantly increasing the chances that special interest money will further damage the Minnesota elections and law making process. The result is more money out of the taxpayer wallet funding special interest projects while legislators get free meals and gifts from lobbyists.

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Schultz's Take

House OK's technical changes to campaign finance law

By Sarah Lemagie, Session Daily

In a 126-5 vote on Wednesday, the House passed a bill that would tweak laws related to campaign finance.

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