[Peace] Township Meeting - Advisory Referenda

[Jan & Durl Kruse]

SPECIAL TOWNSHIP MEETING

MONDAY, JUNE 30, 2008

6:00 PM, URBANA CITY HALL

YOUR SUPPORT AND PRESENCE IS URGENTLY NEEDED!

If you live in Urbana, you have the opportunity to help place the  
following two non-binding advisory referenda on the November 4th  
election ballot:

1.   "Shall the Urbana City Council place a binding referendum on the  
ballot asking voters if they want to change the voting method used in  
municipal primary and general elections to Instant Runoff Voting?”

(1)   Instant Runoff Voting allows voters to rank order candidates as  
to their preference, 1st choice, 2nd choice, etc.

(2)   Once the vote is counted, if no candidate has received at least  
50% of the vote an electronic runoff is initiated.

(3)   The candidate with the fewest votes is eliminated and the  
second choice votes on those ballots are then counted.

      (4)   This process continues until one of the candidates  
receives at least 50% of the votes cast.
2. “Shall Cunningham Township and the City of Urbana post all  
contracts and itemized expenses on their websites so that taxpayers  
can see how their money is being spent?”

This is an extremely important meeting for Urbana and Township  
residents!  Citizens such as yourself, NOT elected officials or local  
power brokers, have the rare opportunity and legal right to place  
these two referenda questions on the ballot.  But for this to happen,  
people need to support this effort and attend the Special Township  
Meeting.

For months Urbana Citizens for IRV and many other local citizens have  
been attempting to place advisory referenda of local concern on the  
ballot only to be repeatedly rebuffed and blocked by a small select  
group of local political leaders who apparently fear losing their  
tight grip and control of local government.

Government is supposed to be by the people and for the people, so  
please consider taking an hour of your time to lend your support to  
this effort.  Only through the collective effort of many will this  
effort be successful.  Let's revive grassroots participatory  
democracy in our community.  Let your voice be heard and your vote be  
counted!

Spread the word.  Bring a friend.  Come to the Township meeting on  
June 30 at 6:00 p.m.

If you have any questions about either of these advisory referenda or  
the Township Meeting, please feel free to email me.

On behalf of Urbana Citizens for IRV,

Durl Kruse
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