Ranked Choice Voting Historical Files

See RCV Updates on Planning and Implementation for information on that led up to the 2009 RCV election.

Background information and the important data files from implementing the first Ranked Choice Voting Election for municipal offices in the City of Minneapolis in 2009.

Overview

• How the 2009 RCV Elections Works
• RCV Minneapolis Method Fact Sheet
• RCV Minneapolis Method Story
• 2009 Election Statistics with Glossary (PDF)

Ballot Design

• May 2009 Test Election Ballots (PDF) – MN design - 4 precincts – Preliminary draft ballot design
• November 2009 Generic Sample Ballot (PDF) – Parks and Lakes – 1 precinct – Final November design

Hand-counting Materials

• Minneapolis Method for Hand-counting RCV (PDF) – Administrative Rules for Ballot Sorter & Counter, Voter Error Accountant & Write-in Ballot sorter & Counter, Voter Error Accounting Chart, Write-In Votes, Data Entry, Reconciliation and Verification, Data Analysis – Single Seat Elections, Data Analysis – Multiple Seat Elections
• Minneapolis Method Forms Samples (PDF)
• Minneapolis Method RCV Hand-Count Training (PDF) – used in training 10/21- 24/09
• Twice Daily Seating Chart (PDF)

Data

• Candidate Designations (XLS) – first three letters of each candidate name

Raw data files for each of the 22 offices in Excel or PDF format

Single Seat Offices
Mayor	.XLS	.PDF
Council Member Ward 1	.XLS	.PDF
Council Member Ward 2	.XLS	.PDF
Council Member Ward 3	.XLS	.PDF
Council Member Ward 4	.XLS	.PDF
Council Member Ward 5	.XLS	.PDF
Council Member Ward 6	.XLS	.PDF
Council Member Ward 7	.XLS	.PDF
Council Member Ward 8	.XLS	.PDF
Council Member Ward 9	.XLS	.PDF
Council Member Ward 10	.XLS	.PDF
Council Member Ward 11	.XLS	.PDF
Council Member Ward 12	.XLS	.PDF
Council Member Ward 13	.XLS	.PDF
Park and Recreation Board District 1	.XLS	.PDF
Park and Recreation Board District 2	.XLS	.PDF
Park and Recreation Board District 3	.XLS	.PDF
Park and Recreation Board District 4	.XLS	.PDF
Park and Recreation Board District 5	.XLS	.PDF
Park and Recreation Board District 6	.XLS	.PDF
Multiple Seat offices
Board of Estimate and Taxation – At-Large – elect 2	.XLS	.PDF
Park and Recreation Board – At-Large – elect 3	.XLS	.PDF

Post Election Reports

• City Council Resolution (PDF) honors hundreds who help implement Ranked Choice Voting
• RCV Education and Outreach Report (PDF) to Minneapolis Foundation
• Ranked Choice Voting Survey of Voters, Candidates and Election Judges (PDF) by St. Cloud State University Survey Research Report (PDF) – revised February 2010
• Presentation on Survey (PDF) by St. Cloud State University to Minneapolis City Council
• Ranked Choice Administrative Costs for 2009 – report to Ways & Means & Elections Committees