It's registered voters and more
importantly, THOSE THAT ACTUALLY SHOW UP TO VOTE that count.
Mike -
Before you go too far down this path...beware - this is a treacherous direction to pursue, IMHO. Following this line of thought, one could argue that the franchise itself should be abandoned when less than a majority make use of it. Is this really the direction you want to go?
In the interest of openness, I will mention that I am a plaintiff in the Kahn suit. I joined this suit because I believethat a 3+year gap between adoption of the new ward boundaries and elections congruent with those boundaries undermined the intention of timely adoption and implementation of the Y2000 census redistricting. In addition I am a resident of the "new" 8th ward which lives under the cloud of representative ambiguity given that 8thW Councilperson Lilligren had been redistricted out of the 8th (through no fault of his own) and it is unclear at best how residents of the noveau 8th W could hold him accountable for his council work and its impact on the noveau 8th.
I agree with the observations that elections are a costly and time consuming remedy, but I believe that authentic and timely representation trumps convenience. You certainly may disagree, but that's why I joined the suit.
Ann Berget
Kingfield
