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

[Sharon Sommerville]

Hi Jenn,

Cambridge Times reporter, Bill Doucet, wrote one article prior to the
election.  He spoke to the CityClerk and Barry Kay but didn't contact us.
His article wasn't the greatest.  He contacted me last night after we sent
out a press release to say that the results aren't binding.  I invited him
to do a follow up on the result and he hasn't responded.  Will have to
pester them.  Expect that Luisa may write something in the next day or so.

Cheers,
S.

On Tue, Oct 23, 2018 at 8:04 AM 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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