Cambridge City Council Election Discussion

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Cambridge City Council Election Discussion

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08-05-2018, 02:15 AM

(07-20-2018, 08:59 AM)ijmorlan Wrote: Also I note that Cambridge is evaluating ranked balloting for the 2022 election. I hope that goes ahead - every municipality should be adopting that option. The only reason I can see for opposing it is if one is unpopular and is only likely to be elected under first-past-the-post.

https://www.cambridge.ca/en/learn-about/...oting.aspx

Sadly, this referendum is pretty much dead in the water. For it to be binding, the voter turnout in Cambridge needs to be higher than 50 percent, AND it must receive a majority of the referendum votes cast. In 2014 the voter turnout in Cambridge was around 30%.

More information here:
http://www.mah.gov.on.ca/Page18734.aspx#questions

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