Bloomington voters begin using Ranked Choice Voting in 2021!

By voting in favor of ballot question 3 in 2020, a majority of Bloomington residents said they support using Ranked Choice Voting (RCV) to elect the mayor and council members, beginning in November 2021.

This means there will no longer be costly summer primary elections for mayor and city council, which historically had turnout of only 5-10%. Instead, all candidates will run in November, when voter turnout is higher and more representative of our diverse community. And, with RCV, voters can rank the candidates in their order of preference.

RCV empowers voters, fosters diversity and inclusion, ensures winners with broad support, encourages positive campaigning and saves tax dollars.

Learn More

To learn more about using Ranked Choice Voting for Bloomington city council and mayoral elections:

Browse this site.
Check out the Rank Your Vote flyer.
Visit RankYourVote.org.
Check out the City of Bloomington’s Ranked Choice Voting information.
See the City of Bloomington's RCV Flyer, which includes a ballot example and mock election information.

Ranked Choice Voting (RCV) is Proven!

Successfully used in Minneapolis and St. Paul for a decade, with St. Louis Park starting in 2019.
Ready-to-use blueprint in place for implementing RCV, saving Bloomington start-up costs and time.
15% of Minnesota voters already use Ranked Choice Voting.
Validated unanimously as constitutional by the Minnesota Supreme Court and two Federal Courts.
Nonpartisan and embraced by voters across all parties.

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Major cities across the U.S. use or will soon use Ranked Choice Voting in their municipal elections, including St. Paul and Minneapolis for a decade, as well as St. Louis Park, Minnetonka and Bloomington.