jordanlund@lemmy.worldM to politics @lemmy.world · 1 month agoPortland’s ranked-choice debut causes voter engagement to crater; 1 in 5 who cast ballots chose no one for City Councilwww.oregonlive.comexternal-linkmessage-square89fedilinkarrow-up1182arrow-down111file-text
arrow-up1171arrow-down1external-linkPortland’s ranked-choice debut causes voter engagement to crater; 1 in 5 who cast ballots chose no one for City Councilwww.oregonlive.comjordanlund@lemmy.worldM to politics @lemmy.world · 1 month agomessage-square89fedilinkfile-text
minus-squareKbobabob@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up6·1 month agoI don’t think it’s that bad really. Someone mentioned 40+ candidates on a ballot in Germany. I don’t remember ever seeing primaries for local government office positions.
minus-squareMaggoty@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up5·1 month agoApparently they had to vote their entire local government in this time because they reorganized it. In the future it will be a smaller field.
I don’t think it’s that bad really. Someone mentioned 40+ candidates on a ballot in Germany.
I don’t remember ever seeing primaries for local government office positions.
Apparently they had to vote their entire local government in this time because they reorganized it. In the future it will be a smaller field.