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The number of women serving on the University of Minnesota s 12-member governing board increased from three to five after state lawmakers elected new regents on Monday.
The House and Senate elected Ruth Johnson, James Farnsworth, Kodi Verhalen and Doug Huebsch during a joint meeting. The four new regents will serve six-year terms and be tasked with approving major policies such as tuition increases and an annual budget of about $4 billion. It s been a long time coming for this [board] to be closer to having gender balance, said state Rep. Connie Bernardy, a DFLer from New Brighton who chairs the House higher education committee. I think they bring a lot of talent to the Board of Regents and will make a difference for our state.
Another odd election result, another tally for a ranked-choice system
Updated March 11, 2021, 2:30 a.m.
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Perils of plurality on display in 19th Suffolk District primary
A paradox of our current plurality system of voting is that the more candidates who run to represent a community or interest group, the greater the risk of splitting their votes. In other words, the community with the most political energy is penalized.
In the March 4 Metro section of the Globe, Emma Platoff (âPrimary sparks ranked-choice voting debateâ) and Yvonne Abraham (âOut of step with the partyâ) document the loss of two progressive candidates, Juan Jaramillo and Alicia DelVento, to a conservative Democrat, Jeff Turco, in the 19 Suffolk District Democratic primary. Had there been ranked-choice voting, one of the progressives probably would have won. Together, their votes vastly outnumbered Turcoâs.
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