[EM] Fwd: FW: IRV Challenge - Press Announcement

[Aaron Armitage]

On your site, you also include a brief attacking multiwinner STV, at http://electionmathematics.org/em-IRV/ReplyMemoJG10-6-08.pdf. Do you agree with the argument presented?


--- On Mon, 10/6/08, Kathy Dopp <kathy.dopp at gmail.com> wrote:

> From: Kathy Dopp <kathy.dopp at gmail.com>
> Subject: [EM] Fwd: FW: IRV Challenge - Press Announcement
> To: "EM" <election-methods at lists.electorama.com>
> Date: Monday, October 6, 2008, 8:02 PM
> I'll be posting my own affidavit and amendment to my
> affidavit for
> this case on http://electionmathematics.org by tomorrow.
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> From: Andy Cilek <acilek at worldnet.att.net>
> Date: Mon, Oct 6, 2008 at 3:31 PM
> Subject: FW: IRV Challenge - Press Announcement
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> Mohrman & Kaardal, P.A.
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> Attorneys and Counselors at Law
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> 33 South Sixth Street
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> Suite 4100
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> Minneapolis, Minnesota  55402
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>                       Erick G. Kaardal
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> 612/341-1074
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> Facsimile: 612/341-1076
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>                       Writer's E-Mail:
> Kaardal at mklaw.com
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> PRESS RELEASE
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> CITIZENS WILL DEFEND THE RIGHT TO VOTE
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> Minnesota Voters Alliance v. City of Minneapolis
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>             Erick G. Kaardal, counsel for the Minnesota
> Voters
> Alliance, will argue before the Honorable George McGunnigle
> challenging the constitutionality of the City of
> Minneapolis' effort
> to institute Instant Runoff Voting for the 2009 municipal
> elections.
> The hearing is scheduled for 8:30 a.m. on Wednesday,
> October 8, 2008,
> at the Hennepin County District Courthouse, Minneapolis,
> Minnesota.
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> All written briefing has been submitted to the court and
> oral argument
> on Wednesday morning will not only answer questions of the
> judge, but
> highlight key constitutional elements focusing on the
> sophisticated
> manner that Minneapolis employs through Instant Runoff
> Voting to weigh
> or dilute votes to affect the election of candidates.  Mr.
> Kaardal
> will argue as one of Minnesota Voters Alliance's
> experts found, that
> IRV is a system in which an elector voting for a candidate
> as a
> first-choice can actually harm his or her ability to get
> elected.
> Instant Runoff Voting threatens to undermine the
> fundamental right to
> vote under both the Minnesota and United States
> Constitutions.
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> Mr. Kaardal will be happy to meet with members of the press
> to answer
> all questions on the main floor of the Minneapolis
> Government Center
> immediately after the one-hour hearing.
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> Court Hearing
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> 8:30 a.m., Wednesday, October 08, 2008
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> Hennepin County District Court
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> Minneapolis Government Center
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> For more information, contact Erick G. Kaardal at
> 612-341-1074.
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