Perhaps beauty is in the eye of the beholder. I expect that the inner-city ward conventions - 2,3,5,6,7,8,9 - are likely to be lively gatherings. It may be that there will be electricity in the air in the other wards too - 1,4,11,12,13. Dunno. I'm not that tuned in across the whole city. I know that there will be some determined turnouts in my ward (the 6th) and in the 8th ward that has an open seat.
Should there be a way to limit the number of precinct caucus delegates that can go forward to their respective ward conventions? Rather than an expectation of low turnout, I'd rather call attention to the possibility of runaway turnout - caucus packing that might not mean much in the settled wards but that might be a real factor in the wards that got pretty well jumbled up in the redistricting. If the municipal precinct caucuses are held immediately prior to and in the same location as their respective ward conventions, what is the point of having a separate preliminary function if everyone must become a delegate de novo? Why not just become a delegate de novo at the ward convention? Fred Markus, West Phillips 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
