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San Luis Obispo City presents citywide single-vote system as a way to improve minority representation
Summary
A presenter for San Luis Obispo City explained how the citywide single-vote method works using a simplified example, and said the city council approved it as a compromise to improve the ability of minority voters to elect their preferred candidate. Visit slocity.org/single for details.
A presenter for San Luis Obispo City explained the city's newly endorsed citywide single-vote system and said the city council approved it as a compromise intended to give minority voters a better chance of electing their preferred candidate.
The presenter framed the issue as a question of fairness: "How does citywide single vote level the playing field for voter representation?" He then used a simplified example with three candidates — orange, green and blue — to illustrate the difference between the prior method and citywide single…
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