SAMPLE LETTERS

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Dear <<commissioner name>>,

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 issues, like how to figure out how to not worry about splitting my vote, sounds like a great idea.

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

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Dear <<commissioner name>>,

Almost every time I vote I've been frustrated with the choices on the ballot. I care about issues. Being forced to try to find the lesser of 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.

Please 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'm writing you to voice my support for the Approval Voting recommendation made by the Election Task Force. Approval voting is a sensible answer which will make sure the election results reflect what we actually want in contested elections, and I would love to see Fargo be a leader in this practical voting reform.

We 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 the President with higher approval ratings than the current "pick ONE" system that feeds the polarization of society?

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.

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