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

[Jennifer Ross]

Well done, Jonathan!
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On Tue, Oct 23, 2018 at 6:41 PM Jonathan Cassels <cassels.jon at gmail.com>
wrote:

> 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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