A new wording for the ballot to remove the police department [View all]
Shall the Minneapolis City Charter be amended to remove the Police Department and replace it with a Department of Public Safety that employs a comprehensive public health approach to the delivery of functions by the Department of Public Safety, with those specific functions to be determined by the Mayor and City Council by ordinance; which will not be subject to exclusive mayoral power over its establishment, maintenance, and command; and which could include licensed peace officers (police officers), if necessary, to fulfill its responsibilities for public safety, with the general nature of the amendments being briefly indicated in the explanatory note below, which is made a part of this ballot?
https://www.startribune.com/text-of-minneapolis-policing-ballot-question/600094781/
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How can any ballot be so convoluted? I suspect that not many will read it - and than gulp air - that most have already made up their mind regardless of the wording.
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