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San Francisco middle school rejects election results for insufficient diversity

From the Left Coast: Concerns raised over lack of diversity in SF school election results There's a bit of controversy surrounding student elections at a San Francisco middle school after the results were immediately withheld by the principal because they weren't diverse enough. The incident happened at Everett Middle School...

Posted by Michael Bates on October 20, 2015 12:12 AM

PLANiTULSA up for approval; stealth charter amendments return

UPDATE: G. T. Bynum tweets, regarding the charter amendments on the 6 p.m. agenda: @BatesLine Staff error. Will be delayed yet another week for amdts to be online plenty of time. This is a crazy-busy time in Tulsa politics. You'd think the City Hall folks would have the courtesy to...

Posted by Michael Bates on July 15, 2010 12:42 PM

Tulsa Election Reform Task Force info; Bynum response on charter amendments

Last night (July 1, 2010), the Tulsa City Council postponed consideration of three proposed charter amendments involving the city election process. Following the meeting, District 9 City Councilor G. T. Bynum was kind enough to send me some background information on the proposed amendments, including a link to the page...

Posted by Michael Bates on July 2, 2010 1:05 AM

Secret charter amendments?

On tonight's (Thursday, July 1, 2010) Tulsa City Council agenda are three proposed amendments to the Tulsa City Charter: 8. COUNCIL ITEMS c. Proposed Charter Amendment: Independent candidates will have the same filing requirements as partisan candidates, allowing either a filing fee or a petition with the required number of...

Posted by Michael Bates on July 1, 2010 11:17 AM

The case for Instant Runoff Voting

An edited version of this piece was published in the March 8, 2006, issue of Urban Tulsa Weekly. The archived version is no longer online. Posted on the web July 1, 2010. The case for Instant Runoff Voting By Michael D. Bates The polls haven't even opened as I write...

Posted by Michael Bates on March 8, 2006 10:19 AM