Chris Johnson wrote: "Is there any chance at all of getting such a change made to the city charter?"
Yes, there's a chance. If those of us who support the idea put in quite a bit of hard work to get PR on the ballot. Having seen the process used to redistrict this city, I'd imagine many voters are ready to make the change. Anyone else interested in working on this? Robin Garwood SE Como -----Original Message----- From: Chris Johnson [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Wednesday, November 19, 2003 1:39 PM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: [Mpls] Get rid of gerrymandering [was: City Council districts] I'm in favor of PR (proportional representation) voting for city council members, for all the reasons David Shove and Ken Bearman named. Is there any chance at all of getting such a change made to the city charter? Chris Johnson Fulton REMINDERS: 1. Think a member has violated the rules? Email the list manager at [EMAIL PROTECTED] before continuing it on the list. 2. Don't feed the troll! Ignore obvious flame-bait. For state and national discussions see: http://e-democracy.org/discuss.html For external forums, see: http://e-democracy.org/mninteract ________________________________ Minneapolis Issues Forum - A City-focused Civic Discussion - Mn E-Democracy Post messages to: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Subscribe, Un-subscribe, etc. at: http://e-democracy.org/mpls REMINDERS: 1. Think a member has violated the rules? Email the list manager at [EMAIL PROTECTED] before continuing it on the list. 2. Don't feed the troll! Ignore obvious flame-bait. For state and national discussions see: http://e-democracy.org/discuss.html For external forums, see: http://e-democracy.org/mninteract ________________________________ Minneapolis Issues Forum - A City-focused Civic Discussion - Mn E-Democracy Post messages to: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Subscribe, Un-subscribe, etc. at: http://e-democracy.org/mpls
