I would agree with this sentiment whole heartedly. Is the Minneapolis School Board representing the entire city of Minneapolis? Where do the directors live? I would love to see a list.
At the DFL Convention on Saturday, it took three separate votes to endorse Audrey Johnson over Jonathon Palmer. Three ballots with not much movement what-so-ever. On the fourth ballot, Johnson is endorsed only by one vote. The results of the convention were amazing. With Judy Farmer, Joe Erickson and Colleen Moriarity all endorsed on the first ballot, it led us all to believe that the convention was going to be a quick one. There was a motion for no-endorsement for the fourth seat, and I know several people in the room, including myself, would have been in favor of that motion. When you have two candidates that close with the end result being one vote, it makes you wonder about the process. Disclaimer: I am a DFL City Officer, in favor of endorsements and the party, just wondering if the process if the best it could be. I will take a wild jump and assume that others would agree with me that it is not perfect. Becky Boland Lyndale > -----Original Message----- > From: Alan Shilepsky [SMTP:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] > Sent: Wednesday, June 05, 2002 3:13 PM > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subject: [Mpls] City DFL School Board Convention > > Am I in the Twilight Zone or something. Judy Farmer, who has been on > the School Board for as long as I can remember, often as its head, is > endorsed for yet another term, and a bright, thoughtful, articulate, has > paid-his-dues young(ish) man of color like Jonathan Palmer is > rejected?! > > It is not like everybody is thrilled with the job the Mpls Schools is > doing and wants to retain a winning team. The Minneapolis is not > producing results we want to continue with so we need some new blood to > push for constructive change. > > To me this endorsement failure shows the bankrupcy of the Mpls DFL Party > (as did some of its 2001 endorsements), and makes me proud to have left > it. I will not be held responsible for its myopia, its debts and its > mistakes. > > It also shows the need for electoral reform--we need to elect School > Board members either via districts or, better, by proportional > representation. Does Phillips, Seward and Powderhorn have a School > Board member, or do the four corners know what's best for them? > > Alan Shilepsky > Downtown > > > Date: Sat, 01 Jun 2002 17:45:12 -0500 > To: mpls-issues <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > From: Tim Bonham <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Subject: [Mpls] City DFL School Board Convention > > At the DFL City Convention this morning, the delegates endorsed 4 > candidates for School Board: Joseph Erickson, Judy Farmer, Audrey > Johnson, > and Colleen Moriarty. > > Here are the ballot results: > Ballot #1: > Total votes cast 456 > Joseph Erickson 324 71% - endorsed! > Judy Farmer 330 72% - endorsed! > Audrey Johnson 272 59.6% > Colleen Moriarty 320 70% - endorsed! > Jonathan Palmer 219 48% > LaShella Sims 43 9.4% - dropped > > Ballot #2: > Total votes cast 390 > Audrey Johnson 217 56% > Jonathan Palmer 172 44% > > Ballot #3: > Total votes cast 301 > Audrey Johnson 170 56.5% > Jonathan Palmer 129 42.8% > > Ballot #4: > Total votes cast 298 > Audrey Johnson 180 60.4% - endorsed! > Jonathan Palmer 115 38.5% > > > --__--__-- > _______________________________________ > Minneapolis Issues Forum - A Civil City Civic Discussion - Mn E-Democracy > Post messages to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subscribe, Unsubscribe, Digest option, and more: > http://e-democracy.org/mpls _______________________________________ Minneapolis Issues Forum - A Civil City Civic Discussion - Mn E-Democracy Post messages to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subscribe, Unsubscribe, Digest option, and more: http://e-democracy.org/mpls
