St. Louis Park, MN
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The St. Louis Park City Council unanimously approved Ordinance No. 2535-18 amending the city charter to allow for the use of ranked-choice voting in municipal elections. The ordinance took effect 90 days after passage and publication, according to law, on Aug. 15, 2018. The process by which a city can amend their charter is outlined in Minnesota Statute 410.12.
Ranked-choice voting was first used in St. Louis Park at the Nov. 5, 2019 municipal election.
Timeline
Additional information and details on the process that was followed to amend the charter can be found below.
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| Dec. 3, 2018 | City council regular meeting |
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| Nov. 19, 2018 | City council regular meeting |
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| Oct. 22, 2018 | City council study session |
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| Sept. 4, 2018 | City council special study session |
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| Aug. 6, 2018 | City council special study session |
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| July 9, 2018 | City council study session |
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| June 11, 2018 | City council study session |
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| May 7, 2018 | City council |
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| April 16, 2018 | City council |
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| March 13, 2018 | Charter commission |
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| March 6, 2018 | Charter commission Q&A panel |
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Minutes |
| Feb. 13, 2018 | Charter commission listening session |
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| Jan. 10, 2018 | Charter commission |
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| Dec. 6, 2017 | Charter commission |
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| Oct. 24, 2017 | Charter commission |
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