The fight to change Gainesville’s at-large electoral system, wherein voters across the city cast ballots for all candidates, will be on display tonight when the City Council meets. Latino and African-American political organizers, who want to replace this method with a district voting system, whereby only voters in a particular geographic area select a candidate from their ward to represent them, will be in attendance. Members of the Hall County Republican Party are expected to be on hand as well to express their opposition to such a change.
The Local Agenda: At-large voting front-and-center at Tuesday nights Gainesville council meeting
Latino, African-American political organizers want to change system
