[EL] Lopsided defeat for single-member districts in Amarillo -- end of this system's viability in the US?

[Rob Richie]

Amarillo (TX) yesterday voted 76% to 24% against going from at-large
elections to single-member districts -- see article below.

Such a lopsided vote could suggest that single-member districts may no
longer be a viable voting method in the United States.....Or just maybe
sometimes people can read a bit too much into ballot measure results!

Rob Richie

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http://amarillo.com/news/local-news/2011-05-15/single-member-districts-strike-out-again
  Single-member districts strike out again
 *Posted:* May 15, 2011 - 12:52am
 By Kevin Welch

Saturday saw a third pretty convincing strike for single-member districts,
but the idea isn’t entirely out.

The vote at the end of the evening was 76 percent of voters against carving
up the city into four districts to be represented by a resident of that area
as voted on only by residents of that area......



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