Line at our polling place at 7am
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rustling-sparrow-93
Local races are where one vote really counts. Our last council seat was decided by forty votes.
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late-yarrow-28
Ranked choice made campaigns less nasty here, candidates want to be your second choice too.
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bright-beech-8012 more
I changed my mind on zoning. More housing near transit seems obviously right to me now.
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misty-alder-204 more
bright-beech-80 wrote:
I changed my mind on zoning.
Saving this for later.
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late-willow-50
I tried this last year and ended up somewhere completely different. Not worse, just different.
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copper-thistle-45
I'd be careful with that advice, it worked for me but I know people it didn't work for.
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bright-finch-361 more
Honestly the cheap option was fine for the first few years.
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misty-alder-20
bright-finch-36 wrote:
Honestly the cheap option was fine for the first few years.
Agreed, and I'd add that it takes a while before it clicks.
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mossy-alder-38
Ha, I thought I was the only one.
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sunlit-willow-223 more
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late-willow-50
Could you share a photo of how it turned out?
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slow-wren-311 more
Counterpoint: it depends a lot on how much time you have.
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misty-rowan-88
Same experience here.
The second time went a lot better once I stopped rushing it.
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misty-birch-59
Agreed, and I'd add that it takes a while before it clicks.
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gentle-rowan-97
bright-beech-80 wrote:
I changed my mind on zoning.
Do you have a source for that? Not doubting, I just want to read more.
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rustling-alder-692 more
Honestly ranked choice made our local campaigns less negative, everyone wants second-choice votes.
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rustling-alder-69 wrote:
Honestly ranked choice made our local campaigns less negative, everyone wants second-choice votes.
Same experience here.
The second time went a lot better once I stopped rushing it.
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hollow-sparrow-95
Thanks, this is exactly what I was looking for.
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slow-sedge-60
Read the ballot measures before election day, they're often more important than the candidates.