League of Women Voters Minnetonka, Eden Prairie, Hopkins

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Learn About Ranked Choice Voting at Our Next Meeting on January 12, 2019

Event name: Should Minnetonka adopt Ranked Choice Voting? A presentation by FairVote MN

Location: City Council Chambers, Minnetonka Community Center, 14600 Minnetonka Blvd, Minnetonka, MN 55345

Time: 9:30 AM - 11:00 AM, Saturday, January 12th

Description: Many cities and states are interested in reforming the election process to help improve how our government functions. Ranked Choice Voting is a proven process that allows voters to rank their preferences instead of choosing a single candidate. The ranking process ensures that the candidate with the broadest support is elected on a single high-turnout election day. It's easier, more cost-effective and more democratic. Learn how it works and get your questions answered. This presentation is by FairVote Minnesota, and is free and open to the public. Hosted by League of Women Voters of Minnetonka, Eden Prairie, Hopkins (in other words, us!).

Minnetonka Council Vacancy - How Should It Be Filled?

Minnetonka will have a vacancy in the at-large City Council Seat B when Patty Acomb joins the Minnesota Legislature in early January. Three years remain in the seat's four year term.
The City Council is now considering whether to hold a special election on April 9 to fill that seat for the remainder of the term, or to appoint an interim council member which does not require a competitive application process. If there is an interim appointment, the seat will be on the ballot in November (and if 3+ candidates file, it would also be on the primary ballot in August).

Minnetonka residents may contact the City Council to express their thoughts on the process for filling this vacancy before the January 7, 2019 meeting of the Minnetonka City Council.

For more information on this question, please review the Dec. 3, 2018 City Council meeting video for the Council Members' comments (starting at timestamp 1:14), and the staff report below. The City Council will continue the discussion at the Dec. 17, 2018 City Council Meeting. See the staff report at the end of the Agenda Packet-Part 1 for information.Your comments before the Dec. 17th meeting would be valuable to the Council Members.
Dec 17 Packet: https://eminnetonka.com/agendas-minutes/council-meetings

Mayor Brad Wiersum 612-723-3907 bwiersum@eminnetonka.com
Deb Calvert 612-205-5399 dcalvert@eminnetonka.com
Patty Acomb 952-807-8635 pacomb@eminnetonka.com
Bob Ellingson 612-741-5706 bellingson@eminnetonka.com
Rebecca Schack 612-590-3735 rschack@eminnetonka.com
Mike Happe 952-607-8559 mhappe@eminnetonka.com
Tim Bergstedt 612-598-8544 tbergstedt@eminnetonka.com

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The League Joins the Sharing Tree at the Eden Prairie Historical Society

Our Secretary Sharon Borine created this lovely ornament and our President Peggy Kvam added to the Eden Prairie Sharing Tree on Saturday, November 24. You can learn more about the Sharing Tree at the Eden Prairie News website.

Citizenship Ceremony Voter Registration Drives

Volunteers from the League of Women Voters can be a welcoming presence at Naturalization Ceremonies as we register new citizens to vote. For the past 20 years, our volunteers (many of whom are new members!) have:

Collected forms from nearly 7,000 new citizens in 2017 alone, spread across 80 ceremonies.
Carried in over 80,000 registration forms to the Secretary of State’s office since 2007.
Increased the percentage of new citizens registering to vote (it is now about 90-95%).

The schedule of ceremonies for October 2018 - January 2019 is now available.
Ceremony Calendar If you are interested in volunteering, please contact Judy Stuthman at jastuthman@aol.com.

Thank you!

Citizen's Directory for Elected Officials

The 2018 update of Citizen's Directory for Elected Officials (2018_citizen_directory.pdf) is now available. This handy tri-fold brochure provides contacts for our local, state and federal public servants. Let your voice be heard! There is also information on voting.

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