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Fargo: A Look Back – Live Discussion

Caitlyn Alley Peña | May. 13, 2020

In 2018, the citizens of Fargo, North Dakota did something historic. They became the first city in the US to enact approval voting. This June, Fargo will hold its first election using the method, and we can’t wait to see how the results turn out.

How did the campaign for approval voting in Fargo get started? What’s the story behind the history? Check out our discussion with Jed Limke, the Fargo resident who started the movement, and Andrea Denault, our Fargo education campaign coordinator.

ABOUT THE AUTHOR

Caitlyn is the Director of Operations & Programs for The Center for Election Science. Before joining the CES team, Caitlyn worked for the State of Ohio Department of Education and at The Ohio State University Department of Psychology. She earned her master’s degree from Columbia University’s Teachers College in Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages (TESOL) and her bachelor’s in Spanish and Linguistics from Miami University. In her spare time, she loves reading, playing with her mini-schnauzer, and traveling with her husband.

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