[fvc-wat-disc] Karen Redman comments on ranked ballots

[Jonathan Cassels]

To be fair to Karen, I only asked about Ranked Ballots. For all I know, she
was coy about ranked ballots because she actually favours STV locally, but
didn't want to say so without knowing the opinions of the questioner.

I agree that Rob Deutschmann is the regional chair candidate who's been
most vocal in supporting election reform, though. When Yes, Cambridge!
posted a pledge on twitter yesterday (asking all Cambridge candidates to
sign on to support ranked ballots municipally), he commented:

I voted yes for ranked ballots. If elected I pledge that I will do what I
can as Regional Chair to support the upper and lower tier municipal efforts
to introduce ranked ballots for the 2022 municipal elections.

As far as I know, no one specifically solicited Rob for that comment. He
was paying attention to the local effort to bring in ranked ballots himself
(even though he's running at a different level) and pledged his support to
bring in ranked ballots at that level.

On Sun, 14 Oct 2018 at 15:00, Sharon Sommerville <
sharonsommerville at gmail.com> wrote:

> Also disappointing that she is talking about mandatory voting, something
> nobody is considering. She is creating a distraction & red herring issue.
>
> Not great for us if she is elected.  Rob Deutschmann would be a better
> choice for us.
>
> On Sun, Oct 14, 2018 at 1:51 PM Jennifer Ross <2jennross at gmail.com> wrote:
>
>> Well, that's not good.  In the past, we have discussed with Karen the
>> Regional issue that it would be STV and she's been very happy to support
>> that.  Nothing said here about the proportional aspects of ranked ballots
>> in the Regional context.  Disappointing.
>>
>> Jenn
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>> No other Western democratic country concentrates as much political power in
>> the hands of one person as Canada does with her Prime Minister.
>>
>>
>> On Sun, Oct 14, 2018 at 1:17 PM Jonathan Cassels <cassels.jon at gmail.com>
>> wrote:
>>
>>> Karen Redman did an AMA on Reddit today, and I asked her about ranked
>>> ballots in Cambridge and whether she'd be open to adopting it at the
>>> regional level. I thought you all might like to see her answer:
>>>
>>> There is a real appeal for the ranked ballot system and knowing that
>>> whoever represents us at the Regional level will have received 50% or more
>>> of the vote.
>>>
>>> Voter turnout is alarmingly low normally citing between 30-40% for
>>> Municipal Elections. Local elections matter because the decisions made at
>>> Regional Council impact you, your family and business almost immediately.
>>>
>>> I am in favour of finding a way to get more voters engaged in local
>>> elections. Maybe ranked ballots could be considered as part of a larger
>>> electoral reform package similar to Australia's where there is mandatory
>>> voting? Anyone who does not vote is fined through the tax system.
>>>
>>> I look forward to seeing the results of the referendum in Cambridge and
>>> continuing the conversation.
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