City and county 2013 elections tomorrow
I've updated my long post on the 2013 City of Minneapolis and Hennepin County elections with a few more recent notes on the candidates. I haven't changed any of my first choices, but did update some 2nd and 3rd choices.
Remember that this is a ranked-choice ballot - we'll have an "instant runoff" based on our lower choices as our first choices don't make the cut. With the number of candidates running, the second and third choices are definitely going to matter. If you're not familiar with it, MPR has a great video explaining how ranked-choice voting works.
The very short version is that tomorrow I'll be ranking these candidates:
- Minneapolis Mayor - 1st choice Betsy Hodges, 2nd choice Stephanie Woodruff, 3rd choice Don Samuels.
- Ward 12 City Council Member - 1st choice Andrew Johnson, 2nd choice Chris Lautenschlager, 3rd choice Ben Gisselman.
- Park Board 5th District - 1st choice Steffanie Musich.
- Park Board at-Large - 1st choice John Erwin, 2nd choice Ishmael Israel, 3rd choice Jason Stone.
- Board of Estimate and Taxation - 1st choice Carol Becker, 2nd choice David Wheeler, 3rd choice David Pascoe.
- Ballot questions - Yes on both.
I'd also recommend:
- Ward 10 City Council Member - 1st choice Lisa Bender.
If for some reason you're reading this and you're not from Minneapolis, but are instead from New Orleans, please vote for my friend Mark Vicknair for Magistrate Judge. He's a good man, and he'll be a thorough and fair judge.
Happy Election Day everyone!