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Dear <<commissioner name>>,

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

I hope you'll place the task force's recommendations on the ballot next election for a public vote.

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Dear <<commissioner name>>,

It seems like every time I go to vote I've been frustrated with the choices on the ballot. I care about issues. Getting forced to try to pick between two 'evils' when voting just makes me mad. The more I learn about it, the happier I am that the task force recommended that Fargo switch to approval voting.

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

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Dear <<commissioner name>>,

I support the voting system changes recommended by the Election Task Force. Approval voting is a simple answer which will make sure the election results reflect what we actually want in elections, and I would love to see my home be a leader in this logical voting reform.

We could show everyone else that there are better ways to run elections! 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 feeds the polarization of society?

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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