Choice Voting Blog

With a city charter on the horizon that would allow Davis to implement choice voting with a vote of the city council, the June 3rd city council election is an opportunity for Davis to expedite the implementation of choice voting for Davis.

Davis Choice Voting attended the May 8th League of Women Voters Candidate Forum where the candidates discussed choice voting for Davis. When asked "will you support choice voting for Davis City Council elections," a majority of the council candidates gave positive responses. Here’s a brief summary of the candidates response to the question.

Steve Souza: "Choice voting is the next step for the planet." Steve has been a strong and consistent supporter of choice voting for years. He cited numerous examples where choice voting has been successfully used. Sees choice voting as the next step in the democratic process.

Sue Greenwald: Supports choice voting. She would prefer to use choice voting with district elections.

Cecilia Escamilla-Greenwald: Cecilia was initially skeptical about choice voting, but once she understood how it works she supported it. "The will of the people is to use choice voting." Cecilia still has some concerns about becoming a charter city.

Rob Roy: Has been involved with the choice voting movement for years. "We have to be leaders here in Davis." Rob was the only candidate to mention his support for choice voting in his opening statement.

Don Saylor: Believes most voters would have a difficult time understanding choice voting. Don has supported steps toward choice voting in the past.

Sydney Vergis: Does not support becoming a charter city in order to use choice voting.

A DVD of the candidate forum will be available at the Davis Library.

# posted by DCR @ 11:42 AM