St. Louis Post-Dispatch: “Effort underway to repeal ‘approval voting’ in St. Louis, replace it with new system”

“An effort will be launched Friday at the Board of Aldermen to repeal the nonpartisan ‘approval voting’ system used for the first time in last year’s city election and to replace it with another new approach.

City voters adopted the new system at the November 2020 election after activists got it on the ballot through an initiative petition campaign. Despite opposition from the city Democratic Party and a majority of aldermen, the measure — called Proposition D — got the support of more than 68% of voters.

The repeal effort was attacked by LaShana Lewis, board chair of the Show Me Integrity Education Fund, one of the groups that pushed for passage in 2020.

‘Politicians are supposed to serve the will of the people, especially for a decision made by 68% of voters,’ Lewis said in a statement. ‘Protecting Proposition D is critical for an accountable, equitable election system that gives winners a mandate to govern.’”

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