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August 28, 2024
We have a chance to protect our vote!
This is a grass roots victory for all of us. Dedication of dozens of volunteers gave over 2500 hours to allow your voice on this ballot question.
City Council Approved Ballot Wording for the 2024 Ballot
City Question 1, as follows:
CHARTER AMENDMENT: REPEAL OF RANKED-CHOICE VOTING FOR CITY OFFICES
Should the City Charter be amended to repeal ranked-choice voting to elect the Mayor and City Council and reinstate the primary election (if needed) to determine candidates for the general election?
YES ____________
NO _____________
A ‘yes’ vote means you want to stop using ranked-choice voting to elect the Mayor and City Council.
A ‘no’ vote means you want to continue to use ranked-choice voting to elect the Mayor and City Council.
**Early voting starts Friday Sept. 20th at City Hall. Get out the "YES" Vote!
Next RFABB Meeting: September 17th
As our world becomes more complex, busy seniors & working parents are often taken advantage of through online theft. To help us understand this issue and take steps to prevent being a target of fraud, Minnesota Department of Commerce’s Boima Freeman will be our next speaker at the Eagle’s Club on September 17th at 6:30pm. Bring a friend to hear about this important topic as no one is exempt from being a victim of fraud. We look forward to seeing you there!
RCV Signs and literature will be available.
RFABB Member Offers Matching Grant to Raise Funds for Repeal RCV!
RFABB must first raise $5,000 before the matching grant is released. Your generous gift to RFABB is vitally important as we raise the $20,000-30,000 necessary to properly take this to the voters. We know FairVote is already active in opposing us and encouraging people to vote No.
In 2020, public financial disclosures showed that FairVoteMN spent $196,000 to pass RCV in Bloomington. Please give generously to RFABB to give us resources for Facebook advertising, text campaigns and mailers: Donate Here
SIGNS ARE AVAILABLE NOW!
Our goal is to blanket the City with 500 Vote YES! signs. Please take a moment to order a sign here. If you are able, a minimum donation of $10/sign is appreciated to defray costs. We will contact you.
We can also deliver to you if you need. This is a tangible way you can help us reach our goal of 500 Vote YES! signs in Bloomington. Donate now to help us reach this goal.
Final Thought:
“Freedom is never more than one generation away from extinction. We didn’t pass it to our children in the bloodstream. It must be fought for, protected, and handed on for them to do the same, or one day we will spend our sunset years telling our children and children’s children what is was once like in the United States when men and women were free”.
--- President Ronald Reagan
By the time “things get bad enough” in our communities across Minnesota, it may be too late to turn back the clock. RFABB is making a difference. Our members are speaking out at legislative hearings, contacting our representatives and gathering petitions to repeal Rank Choice Voting in our city.
Donate what you can to help repeal RCV—every dollar counts! We know from past experience, an outside and well-funded lobbying group will be present in our neighborhoods and use their mailers to sway voters.
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