Hey civics-oriented people all around,
I’m voting today, and I think you should, too!
For the sake of me talking to a wall, I’m going to list for whom and what I’m voting on my ballot (or for whom or what I would vote on other ballots) below.
(Also, I think all anti-LGBT initiatives out there should be voted down. I support Jon Corzine for governor of New Jersey. I’m ambivalent regarding Michael Bloomberg’s seemingly impending reelection as mayor of New York City.)
This is the 2009 elections in my eyes and in a nutshell.
UPDATE (01:47): Two 3rd choices on here are a bit tongue-in-cheek, as I did not find a candidate with whom I was comfortable enough. I’ll leave you to guess which. :)
Minneapolis Mayor |
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| 1st choice | 2nd choice | 3rd choice |
| R.T. Rybak DFL  |
Tom Fiske Socialist Workers |
Joey Lombard Is Awesome  |
Minneapolis City Council — Ward Nine |
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| 1st choice | 2nd choice | 3rd choice |
| Gary Schiff DFL  |
Dave Bicking Green  |
Khalif Jama DFL |
Minneapolis Board of Estimate and Taxation |
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| 1st choice | 2nd choice | 3rd choice |
David Wheeler |
Carol Becker |
R. Michael Martens |
Minneapolis Park and Recreation Board Commissioners — At Large |
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| 1st choice | 2nd choice | 3rd choice |
Annie Young |
Mary Merrill Anderson |
Tom Nordyke |
Minneapolis Park and Recreation Board Commissioner — District Three |
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| 1st choice | 2nd choice | 3rd choice |
Scott Vreeland |
Mike Wendorf | Sir Dr. Stephen T. Colbert, D.F.A. |
Charter Amendment Number 168 — Proposal to Change the Composition of the Board of Estimate and Taxation |
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| Should the City of Minneapolis adopt a change in its charter to the composition of the Board of Estimate and Taxation so that the Board’s membership consists of the members of the City Council, with the actions of the Board subject to the powers and duties of the Mayor? | ||
| YES | ||
Saint Paul Mayor |
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Christopher B. Coleman |
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Instant Runoff Voting Charter Amendment (Saint Paul) |
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| Shall Chapter 7 of the City Charter be amended to require that the method for electing the Mayor and City Council members be by Single Transferable Voting, sometimes known as Ranked Choice Voting or Instant Runoff Voting (IRV), which is a method without a separate primary election by which voters rank candidates for an office in order of preference on a single ballot: first, second, third, fourth, fifth, sixth, and so on; and votes are then counted in rounds until one candidate emerges with a majority of votes cast; and with ballot format and rules for counting votes adopted by ordinance? | ||
| YES | ||
School District Ballot Question — Approval of School District Referendum Revenue Authorization (Anoka-Hennepin School District #11) |
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| The board of Anoka-Hennepin Independent School District No. 11 has proposed to increase its general education revenue by $165.62 per pupil. A portion of this proposed referendum revenue authorization would replace the portion of the school district’s prior authorization which has expired. The proposed referendum revenue authorization would be an increase of $33 per pupil over the school district’s expired authorization. The proposed new referendum revenue authorization would increase each year by the rate of inflation and be applicable for eight years unless otherwise revoked or reduced as provided by law. Shall the increase in the revenue proposed by the board of Anoka-Hennepin Independent School District No. 11 be approved? |
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| YES | ||
Question 1 — People’s Veto (Maine) |
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| Do you want to reject the new law that lets same-sex couples marry and allows individuals and religious groups to refuse to perform these marriages? | ||
| NO | ||