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John,                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                             
We only have six hours left until our end of year deadline, and we need to raise another $8,500 to hit our goal of $20,000 midnight. Will you make a donation today to help us prepare for our work in 2024? [[link removed]]                                  
MAKE YOUR END OF YEAR DONATION TODAY [[link removed]]                                                                                                                                                                                                          
Here’s what we accomplished in 2023:                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                   
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Minnetonka                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                             
voters                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                 
resoundingly                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           
rejected                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                               
the                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    
Charter                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                
amendment                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              
to                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                     
repeal                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                 
RCV                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    
by                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                     
a                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      
vote                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                   
of                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                     
59%                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    
to                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                     
41%;                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                   
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RCV                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    
was                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    
used                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                   
in                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                     
34                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                     
races                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  
across                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                 
five                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                   
Minnesota                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              
cities                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                 
this                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                   
year                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                   
and                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    
went                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                   
off                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    
without                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                
a                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      
hitch;                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                 
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The                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    
2023                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                   
State                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  
Government                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                             
Omnibus                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                
bill                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                   
set                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    
up                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                     
a                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      
study                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  
led                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    
by                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                     
the                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    
Secretary                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              
of                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                     
State                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  
to                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                     
examine                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                
RCV                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    
in                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                     
Minnesota                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              
for                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    
local                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  
and                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    
state                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  
elections                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              
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the                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    
most                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                   
significant                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            
legislative                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            
progress                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                               
to                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                     
date                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                   
for                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    
RCV                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    
in                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                     
our                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    
state                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  
––                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                     
and                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    
sets                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                   
the                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    
stage                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  
for                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    
the                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    
RCV                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    
Local                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  
Options                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                
bill                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                   
to                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                     
pass                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                   
next                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                   
session.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                               
We wouldn’t have been able to accomplish this without your help. We are now poised to make history by passing the RCV Local Options bill in 2024. Will you chip in by midnight and ensure we have the resources we need next year? [[link removed]]            
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Thank you!                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                             
Jeanne                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                 
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                         
FairVote Minnesota
550 Vandalia Street, Suite 210
Saint Paul, MN 55114
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