Wednesday, June 24, 2009

MinnPost - Daily Glean: KSTP: We want Senate fight's rejected absentee ballots

MinnPost - Daily Glean: KSTP: We want Senate fight's rejected absentee ballots

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Saturday, May 9, 2009

IRV 13May09 MNSupreme Court

FairVote Minnesota Media Advisory

For Immediate Release: May 8, 2009

Contact: Jeanne Massey, mip://074874d0/jeanne.massey@fairvotemn.org; 763-807-2550

Minnesota's top court to hear Ranked Choice (Instant Runoff) Voting case, May 13

MINNEAPOLIS – Next week the Minnesota Supreme Court will hear arguments in the case Minnesota Voters Alliance v. The City of Minneapolis and FairVote Minnesota.

When: May 13, 9:00 - 10:00 am

Where: Courtroom 300, Minnesota, Judicial Center, 25 Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Blvd., St. Paul.

In 2006, Minneapolis voters approved the use of Ranked Choice Voting (aka Instant Runoff Voting) by a nearly 2-to-1 margin, 65 percent to 35 percent. The implementation of Ranked Choice Voting (RCV) in Minneapolis was challenged in Minnesota Voters Alliance v City of Minneapolis (27-cv-08-15) filed in Hennepin County District Court in December 2007. FairVote Minnesota, a non-partisan advocacy group, intervened in the case to join Minneapolis as a co-defendant. James Dorsey and Nicole Moen of the Fredrikson & Byron law firm and Keith Halleland of the Halleland, Lewis, Nilan and Johnson law firm serve as lead co-counsel in the case.

“We welcomed the decision by the Court to move quickly to settle this case,” said Jeanne Massey, executive director of FairVote Minnesota. “We fully expect that the Supreme Court will affirm Judge McGunnigle’s decision that RCV is supported by the Minnesota and the United States Consitutions and that Minneapolis can move forward in using this voting method for municipal elections beginning this November.

In a 30 page ruling rejecting the lawsuit, Judge McGunnigle wrote, “The City of Minneapolis has an important interest in respecting the democratic process, and the citizens of Minneapolis democratically voted for IRV by referendum” and concluded that the plaintiffs “have failed to demonstrate that IRV is either unconstitutional or contrary to public policy”.

The District Court decision was consistent with the outcomes of similar cases in other states, most notably Johnson v City of New York (1937) Moore v Election Commissioners of Cambridge (1941) and Stephenson v Ann Arbor Bd. of Canvassers (1975). In each case, RCV was upheld under the state constitution and/or election laws.

RCV is in use in several jurisdictions across the country and Minneapolis is poised to begin using this voting method in November for municipal elections. Additional cities may soon follow, in Saint Paul where a local referendum is slated to be on the ballot this year and in Duluth, where a referendum campaign has begun.

FairVote Minnesota was founded in 1996 to work for better democracy through public education and advocating progressive voting systems that lead to greater competitiveness, better representation and more participation.

NOTE TO EDITORS AND PRODUCERS: FairVote Minnesota representatives below are available to Twin Cities news organizations to provide additional perspective on next week’s hearing and other issues related to RCV. Click here for background on the court case and here for more information about Ranked Choice Voting.

James Dorsey, lawyer, Fredrikson & Byron. 612-492-7079

Nicole Moen, lawyer, Fredrikson & Byron, 612-492-7320

Jeanne Massey, executive director, FairVote Minnesota. 763-807-2550

David Durenberger, chair, National Institute of Health Policy, ddurenberger@stthomas.edu

Prof. David Schultz, Hamline University. 651-523-2858

Jay Benanav, lawyer, Weinblatt & Gaylord. 651-292-877

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Friday, March 13, 2009

Impeachment Judge Kathleen Gearin_Hearing Hon.Rep.Dan Severson 13Mar09

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On the Grave of Sharons 2nd Husband Gratefull Thanks to Honor Veterans, Sharon Scarrella Anderson hereby gives legal notice to attend the AdHoc Hearing today Fri 13Mar09 by E-Commerce, published at http://sharon4council.blogspot.com/ concerning Sharon and her Decedant Tenants in Common and Decedant 2nd Husband James Richard Anderson Semper Fi Marine who joined in with the 1992 Impeachments of Judges and Kathleen Gearin.
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THEREFORE: TESTIMONY IS HEREBY GIVEN , BY E-COMMERCE WITH FORENSIC EVIDENCE OF THE COURTS EVIL INTENT, TRIGGERING DEATH,DISABILITY,42 USC 3631 DISPARAGEMENT OF TITLES TO SHARONS 13 PROPERTYS ILLEGALL"TAKEN" WITHOUT JUST COMPENSATION TO REDUCE THE ANDERSONS TO POVERTY,
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WORKING ON CRIMINAL INDICTMENTS AGAINST KATHLEEN GEARIN FOR HER HEINOUS,REPUGNANT VIOLATIONS OF CPL.JIM ANDERSON 20 YRS AGO. UP TO AND INCLUDING THE PRESENT
IN HER CAPACITYS AS COMMITTMENT JUDGE SCAP IN CONCORT WITH CANVASS BOARD.
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Thursday, March 12, 2009

Eric Black Leher NewsHour 08 Senate Election MN

Legal Battle Continues Over Minnesota Senate Race Online NewsHour March 11, 2009 PBS

	Legal Battle Continues Over Minnesota Senate Race
	Online NewsHour PBS
	More than 4 months after the election, the Minnesota Senate race between Republican Norm Colman and Democrat Al Franken is still undecided, despite a lengthy recount and trial. Two journalists discuss the race's details and whether a decision may be forthcoming.

GWEN IFILL: One hundred and twenty-seven days after the people of Minnesota cast their votes for U.S. Senate, the seat remains empty. Republican Norm Coleman and his Democratic opponent, former comedian Al Franken, each insists he is the winner. After a lengthy recount and a seven-week trial, neither side appears ready to yield.

Why is it taking so long? And what does it mean for the Senate? For that, we're joined by Amy Walter, editor-in-chief of the Hotline, National Journal's political daily, and veteran Minnesota political writer Eric Black, who blogs

Sunday, January 25, 2009

USA v. Josph L. Bruno 09CR-29(GLS)

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U.S. v. Joseph L. Bruno Former NY Senate Majority Leader
Indicted on Federal Corruption Charges
January 23, 2009

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Monday, January 19, 2009

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	Dear Sharon, Barack Obama will be sworn in as the 44th President of the United States tomorrow, marking the beginning of a new era. It also marks the end of the Obama-Biden Presidential Transition, which you have helped make the most transparent, accessible, and effective in history. Thousands of you hosted health care discussions in communities across the country, gathering and providing feedback that will guide the Obama-Biden Administration efforts to overhaul the current system. You've participated online like never before, sharing your stories, collaborating on fresh ideas, and asking important questions. The Transition has also been the most open in history. Transition staff published meeting information and thousands of documents received from outside groups through our "Seat at the Table" program, and published the name of every one of our donors. We couldn't have done it without your active participation -- and as President Barack Obama will need your help more than ever, join his new online community at the White House and stay involved: http://change.gov/joinus Your participation in this Transition has been truly inspiring -- thank you. John John Podesta Co-chair Obama-Biden Presidential Transition Project --- Please note that replies to this email will not be answered.