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Proposal to require cumulative voting for at-large council seats fails in commission vote
Summary
A proposal to add charter language requiring cumulative voting for at-large council elections if state law permits it was rejected by the commission after debate about whether the charter should mandate a specific electoral method.
The Charter Revision Commission rejected a proposal on April 1 that would have required the Common Council to adopt cumulative voting for at-large council seats if state law permits that method. Commissioner John Levin proposed the addition to Section 3‑3 to specifically require cumulative voting for at-large seats "in the event cumulative voting is permitted by law." Levin said cumulative voting would allow minority constituencies a better chance of electing at‑large representation when vote…
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