Why Minneapolis reported RCV results later
Ramsey County delivered St. Paul's ranked-choice outcome around midnight using new open-source tabulation software, while Minneapolis waited for a Hennepin County file and then followed a city-ordinance process requiring manual write-in review and spreadsheet-based reallocation, finishing late Wednesday morning. Officials detailed exact timelines, software used, and legacy costs that shaped how quickly results were posted in each city.
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- Ramsey County began electronic RCV tabulation ~11:30 p.m. Nov. 4 and posted results at 11:58 p.m.
- Minneapolis received Hennepin County’s cast vote record file before ~8:30 a.m. Nov. 5, then manually reallocated rankings by ordinance.
- St. Paul’s prior manual RCV process cost about $30,000 per election and often took days; the new RCTab system is open‑source.
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November 07, 2025