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• How does instant runoff voting work?
  Tomorrow Minneapolis will hold its first election using a new voting system called instant runoff voting. St. Paul residents will see a question on their ballot asking whether they want to switch to instant runoff voting, too. Midday offers a primer on how this voting system works.11:00 a.m.
  Guests
  Rachel Smith: Director of the Election Administration Project at the University of Minnesota Humphrey Institute's Center for the Study of Politics and Governance. Former elections manager for Anoka County.
  Curtis Gilbert: Minnesota Public Radio reporter and producer.
  More from MPR
  Video: How instant runoff voting works with multiple winners (10/22/2009)
  Minneapolis officials spread the word on ranked-choice voting (10/22/2009)
  Minneapolis election results will take weeks to count (10/09/2009)
  St. Paul prepares to decide on instant runoff voting (10/28/2009)
  Resources
  Instant runoff voting FAQ
  Minn. Secretary of State Web site
  About Rachel Smith
• Minneapolis, St. Paul mayoral candidates debate the issues
  Minneapolis and St. Paul voters both go to the polls tomorrow to elect a mayor. In advance of the election, major-party-endorsed mayoral candidates from both cities join Midday to debate the issues.12:00 p.m.
  Guests
  Chris Coleman: Incumbent and DFL-endorsed candidate for mayor of St. Paul.
  Eva Ng: Republican-endorsed candidate for mayor of St. Paul.
  R.T. Rybak: Incumbent and DFL-endorsed candidate for mayor of Minneapolis.
  Papa John Kolstad: Independence Party-endorsed and Republican-endorsed candidate for mayor of Minneapolis.
  More from MPR
  MPR's News Cut: Live-blogging the debates
  Schools making final push to win funding support (10/27/2009)
  Video: How instant runoff voting works with multiple winners (10/22/2009)
  Resources
  Chris Coleman
  Eva Ng
  R.T. Rybak
  Papa John Kolstad

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