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

[Jonathan Cassels]

Thanks for pointing that article out, Evan. I'm working on getting it
corrected right now.

On Tue, 23 Oct 2018 at 17:38, Evan Rosamond <erosamond at worldline.ca> wrote:

> Here's CBC's slant on it:
>
> https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/kitchener-waterloo/low-voter-turnout-spoils-cambridge-s-vote-for-ranked-ballots-in-2022-1.4874304
> Someone's lying to the CBC. It's silly to suggest that London can have
> ranked ballots without a referendum but Cambridge can't have ranked ballots
> because they had a referendum.
>
> On 10/23/2018 12:09 PM, Catherine Campbell wrote:
>
> Thank goodness the voters voted yes in those cities. Thanks for telling
> us, Sharon. Cathe Campbell
>
> On Oct 23, 2018, at 8:23 AM, Sharon Sommerville <
> sharonsommerville at gmail.com> wrote:
>
> 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
>> Bookkeeping Services
>> 519-501-2736
>> 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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