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

[Jonathan Cassels]

I asked Jackie Sharkey to correct the article, you can find a link to her
response here <https://twitter.com/SharkeyCBC/status/1054863071393460224>.

On Tue, 23 Oct 2018 at 18:38, Kevin Smith <kevedsmith at gmail.com> wrote:

> Um yeah.  Municipal turnout is always low.  If they accept the election
> result, then they should accept the people's voice in the referendum,
> whether binding or not.
>
> Kevin.
>
>
> On Tue, Oct 23, 2018, 6:27 PM Jonathan Cassels, <cassels.jon at gmail.com>
> wrote:
>
>> 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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