[fvc-wat-disc] [fvc-wat-announce] Has the electoral reform egg cracked?

[Donald Fraser]

It is true that real change is slow and incremental ... too late for the
Planet but while we're still here ... good for PR

On Tue, 23 Oct 2018 at 08:04, Jennifer Ross <2jennross at gmail.com> wrote:

> I tried to find anything on Yes Cambridge last night.  I discovered
> Kingston was a win.  NOTHING could I find on Cambridge.  Thanks for that
> good piece of news.
>
> 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 Tue, Oct 23, 2018 at 7:57 AM Sharon Sommerville <
> sharonsommerville at gmail.com> wrote:
>
>> Good Morning FairVoting Friends,
>>
>> Last night was a historic evening on three fronts!  London, used a ranked
>> ballot to elect its municipal government. A totally amazing moment.
>> Cambridge and Kingston both returned wins (yes, wins!) on their municipal
>> referendum questions to use ranked ballots for future municipal elections.
>>
>> Using ranked ballot to elect municipal politicians is a small & important
>> step in the right direction. While ranked ballot by itself, isn't a form of
>> Proportional Representation, voters will understand that electoral reform
>> isn't a crazy, radical idea.  If ranked ballot is applied to voting for
>> four city councillors, it would become a form of Single Transferable Vote
>> which is a form of Proportional Representation.
>>
>> Congratulations to all the activists for their hard work and voters who
>> believed that better is possible: way to go!
>>
>> All the best,
>> Sharon
>> for FVC-WR
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