The reason proportional representation is "popular worldwide" is that there is a whole parliamentary system of government matched to it. That's not going to be the case here. The City Council is not a parliament.
But Latner might be right about one thing: multi-member districts will likely incentivize candidates to run together on slates. But with only four huge districts, only the most powerful interests will be able to put together winning slates, and let's be clear, it's not going to be neighborhood associations.
Aside from the very skewed representation they would provide, wouldn't it be illegal for neighborhood associations to be involved in electoral politics? The ONI standards barring the practice could be changed, but that doesn't solve the issue where NAs are funded by tax-exempt District Coalitions.
I don't know the answer. But it's fascinating to speculate about the role neighborhood associations might take in district politics depending on what they're allowed to do. Maybe I'll be covering it one day.
The reason proportional representation is "popular worldwide" is that there is a whole parliamentary system of government matched to it. That's not going to be the case here. The City Council is not a parliament.
But Latner might be right about one thing: multi-member districts will likely incentivize candidates to run together on slates. But with only four huge districts, only the most powerful interests will be able to put together winning slates, and let's be clear, it's not going to be neighborhood associations.
Aside from the very skewed representation they would provide, wouldn't it be illegal for neighborhood associations to be involved in electoral politics? The ONI standards barring the practice could be changed, but that doesn't solve the issue where NAs are funded by tax-exempt District Coalitions.
I don't know the answer. But it's fascinating to speculate about the role neighborhood associations might take in district politics depending on what they're allowed to do. Maybe I'll be covering it one day.