[Mpls] 3rd ward race update

[dyna]

At work today I duly submitted a form PS-3971, requesting an hour or two of unpaid leave to represent my precinct at the 3rd ward convention a week from Monday evening. Attached was a copy of the call, and I made reference to the "right to participate in political activity under the Hatch Act". This is my interpretation of the act, and management has a quite different one. This argument worked once before, so what the heck...

With each day I become more convinced that the Northsiders in the 3rd need to make a stand in this election. We pay taxes just like the rest of the city, but in return receive substandard city services. The Northside delegates need to be ready to do whatever it takes to make sure our next council member doesn't forget us. Blocking an endorsement is not out of the question.

The latest edition of North News covered Biernat's resignation and announced the 4 parties endorsing conventions. The Green, Independence, and Republican parties will hold their conventions on the weekend so the maximum number of delegates may attend. Meanwhile, the DFL still insists on disenfranchising many working delegates bu holding their convention early on a weeknight. I am not the only delegate potentially disenfranchised by this bit of DFL scheduling arrogance- another delegate in my precinct puts in long hours working for a railroad and may not get off work in time to make the convention.

These small elections are excellent opportunities for parties to experiment with new ideas. So why isn't the DFL trying Instant Runoff Voting with absentee ballots in this endorsement process? Is the DFL just doing things the customary way, or are some DFLers trying to keep some delegates from voting?

peace,
Dyna Sluyter, disenfrachised in Hawthorne
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