SAMPLE LETTERS

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Dear <<commissioner name>>,

Unfortunately, elections in Fargo aren't perfect. Not only was I impressed by the commission's move to have a task force evaluate our city's elections, I was also pleasantly surprised by their recommendations. The idea of using approval voting to solve our election problems, like what to do with a third-party candidate in a two-party dominant system, sounds like a great idea.

Please put the additional commissioner and approval voting recommendations on the next ballot for a public vote.

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Dear <<commissioner name>>,

Nearly every election season, I've been irritated by the choices on the ballot. I care about issues. Being forced to try to pick between two 'evils' when voting just makes me mad. After reading about it, I'm excited that Fargo could switch to approval voting.

I hope you'll give everyone in Fargo the chance to vote on this reform by putting it on the next ballot.

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Dear <<commissioner name>>,

I support the Approval Voting recommendation from the Election Task Force. Approval voting is a simple way to make sure the election results honor the will of the people in elections, and I would love to see my home be a leader in this logical voting reform.

Fargo could show everyone else that there are better ways to elect people! Don't you think it'd be great if this was used on a federal level—where we could elect senators with higher approval ratings than the current "pick ONE" system that just pits us against each other?

I'd be grateful if you would put the task force's recommendations to switch to approval voting and add commissioners on the next ballot, giving us a chance to vote on them.

Thanks.

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