SAMPLE LETTERS

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Dear <<commissioner name>>,

Not only was I impressed by your move to make a special task force to look at improvements for Fargo'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 additional commissioner and approval voting recommendations on the next ballot for us to vote on.

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Dear <<commissioner name>>,

Every time I vote, I've been frustrated with the choices on the ballot. I care about issues. Getting forced to try to choose the 'least evil' from different '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.

Please give everyone in Fargo the chance to vote on this reform by putting it on the ballot.

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<<address>>

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Dear <<commissioner name>>,

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

Fargo could show the country that there are better ways to run elections! Can you imagine this system at work 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?

Please 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 for your time.

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