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Challengers ejected from Dinkytown polling place that lost ballots in ’08

By Chris Steller | 11.04.09 | 4:38 pm

They went there to ensure that nobody was wrongfully turned away from a Minneapolis polling place infamous for electoral mishaps. They ended up across the street, with police threatening arrest if they set foot inside again.

Minneapolis City Council candidate Melissa Hill tells of G20 arrest in Pittsburgh

By Chris Steller | 09.28.09 | 9:46 am

melissa hill camera3Updated: Melissa Hill, a “Civil Disobedience” candidate for Minneapolis City Council, tells about her arrest in Pittsburgh Friday while trying to cover the G20 protests for Indymedia.

Minneapolis’ instant-runoff voting gives more hopefuls more time to campaign

By Chris Steller | 08.07.09 | 2:23 pm

Thanks to instant-runoff voting and no primary, everyone running for office in Minneapolis will stay in the race through the general election. For lesser-known candidates, that may be most significant impact of the city’s new election system.