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RESOLUTION FOR CITY COUNCIL <br />WHEREAS, municipalities should have the right to determine how their <br />elections should be conducted; and <br />WHEREAS, using ranked vote processes can allow municipalitiesto <br />achieve representative elections without the expense and low turnout of a <br />primary; <br />WHEREAS, the option to use ranked vote processes will be more <br />attractive to municipalities if the local voting equipment has ranked vote <br />capability; and <br />WHEREAS, ranked vote capability will be more affordable if vendors are <br />required to offer that feature when bidding for contracts in Minnesota; <br />NOW THEREFORE, IT IS RESOLVED THAT: <br />1. The Minnesota legislature should require that all new voting <br />equipment purchased in Minnesota have the capability of processing <br />ranked vote elections. <br />2. The Minnesota legislature should allow all municipalities to choose <br />ranked vote elections. <br />