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• Waiting is over for newly elected Park Board
  With ranked-choice voting, one of Minneapolis' most competitive races wasn't decided for 17 days.
  
• Johnson wins seat in second round
  All council incumbents seeking reelection won.
  
• Samuels is first to win via ranked-choice system
  Samuels is first candidate to win office through counting of second choices in Minneapolis' new voting system.
  
• Low-key mayoral contest depressed Minneapolis turnout, officials say
  At 20 percent, turnout hit a low not seen since 1902. Results released Wednesday were good for incumbents.
  
• Minneapolis hand-counting hums along: 1st tallies to be released Wednesday
  First tallies from some City Council and Park Board races are expected Wednesday.
  
• Election judges take matters in hand to determine close races
  Though sometimes called instant-runoff voting, it's anything but. Votes are being counted by hand in cases where no one won 50 percent plus one vote.
  
• Ranked-choice voting opponents have day in court
  A group opposing ranked-choice voting has alleged that the group that pushed for the new voting system in St. Paul used deceptive campaign practices.
  
• Voters register opposing views on tax increases
  Jordan OKs levy requests, while Prior Lake touts accountability. Shakopee also approves a school funding measure.
  
• Ballot count by hand starts in Minneapolis
  Most of the candidates who were on the ballot still can't be sure who won, because of the city's new method of voting.
  
• Six suburbs elect new mayors
  From Prior Lake to Lino Lakes, voters had their say on issues of taxation, development and fiscal philosophy.
  
• Digital poll book declared a winner
  Minnetonka tested electronic registration and voter check-in at two polling places, with rave reviews; the digital method holds promise for future elections, officials say.
  
• Rybak easily wins a third term as Minneapolis mayor
  Instant runoff voting went smoothly Tuesday in Minneapolis as R.T. Rybak dominated the field.
  
• Coleman wins second term as mayor by a 2-1 margin
  Chris Coleman will serve another four-year term, during which he will focus on bringing the Central Corridor light-rail line to fruition, expanding educational programs and fixing the city's finances.
  
• Election Day: What will ranked choice bring?
  Minneapolis' first such vote -- and St. Paul's referendum on a similar system -- could determine the future of the method in Minnesota. | Twin Cities incumbents, challengers face off on air.
  
• Success for ranked choice
  Most voters adapted to the new system with ease. But now the hand-counting begins in races without a clear winner. Now the waiting starts for candidates as hand-counting begins of ranked-choice votes in races where first choices don't indicate a clear winner.
  
• Twin Cities incumbents, challengers face off on air
  The Minneapolis debate focused on taxes, audits and crime rate; St. Paul candidates discussed light rail and the city's rising budget.
  
• Power debate goes before Mpls. voters
  Does government work best with power centralized or dispersed? Minneapolis voters will face that question Tuesday.
  
• A battle of statistics in Prior Lake mayor, council elections
  Challengers say the city is depicting taxes as rock-bottom when they really aren't.
  
• Mayoral challengers say Minneapolis needs more internal auditors
  Mayoral candidates say Minneapolis can't attract quality auditors until it beefs up its staff.
  
• Minneapolis Park Board Dist. 2 candidate responses
  Minneapolis Park Board candidates were asked by the Star Tribune to respond to a series of questions. Here is information about the candidates and their answers to the questionnaire.
  
• Minneapolis Ward 1 City Council candidate responses
  Minneapolis Ward 1 City Council Candidate Responses
  
• Heated races on Maplewood ballot
  Government transparency is big issue in mayor's race, while a candidate for council decries "slimy" tactics.
  
• Minneapolis Ward 12 candidate responses
  Minneapolis Ward Twelve City Council Candidate Responses
  
• Minneapolis Ward 11 candidate responses
  Minneapolis Ward 11 City Council Candidate Responses
  
• Election Day: What to know before casting your ballot
  Election Day: What to know before casting your ballot
  

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