Meetings of the St. Paul Charter Commission are typically sleepy, procedural affairs, and the commission’s subcommittee meetings are even more so. On Monday, dozens of supporters of ranked-choice voting turned up the energy by packing a City Hall meeting room to hear the commission’s charter review committee debate a potential ballot question.

Commissioner Chuck Repke hopes the November ballot — which will include a highly-watched race for an open mayoral seat — will also include a question about whether to repeal ranked-choice voting.

Audience is silently showing Repke the "disagree" side of their loud, raucous signs. pic.twitter.com/ubOBPMSCQX — FredMelo, Reporter (@FrederickMelo) February 27, 2017

Committee members seemed unconvinced, and several said they needed more data on how the city’s ranked-choice, or “instant run-off,” elections have unfolded before broaching the possibility of upending the system.

The committee, which did not accept public testimony, plans to continue discussions at 4:30 p.m. March 27.

St. Paul voters approved ranked-choice voting in 2009. The voting method, which eliminates the need for political primaries, was first instituted for city elections in 2011 and will decide the future mayor of St. Paul in November.