MINNEAPOLIS, Minn. – Voters in Minneapolis are deciding whether to replace the city’s police department with a new Department of Public Safety.
The election comes more than a year after George Floyd’s death launched a movement to defund or abolish police across the country. Mayor Jacob Frey is also in a tough fight for a second term. He faces a bevy of opponents who attacked his leadership after Floyd’s death. Results from the ballot question are expected tonight.
But the mayoral race is a question mark because Minneapolis uses ranked-choice voting. If no candidate reaches 50% in the first round of counting, the winner would be determined Wednesday.
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