Thirty-five mayoral candidates remain on the November 5^th ballot in one of the most hotly contested races for mayor of Minneapolis in decades.  Minneapolis will use the ranked choice voting process, also called instant-runoff voting, to enable each voter to choose up to three candidates for each office and to prevent the need for a run-off or primary elections.  Before you head to the poll on November 5^th, take time to familiarize yourself with each candidate’s stance on key city issues, consult the Star Tribune’s profiles on each candidate or read MPR’s interviews with a handful of the thirty-five candidates.