by Mike Dumler | Nov 17, 2014
Initial Reaction to Results My initial reaction to the election results is that they could have been better, but then they could have been much worse. Of course, as a member of OneCity I was very disappointed that RJ Aquino did not get elected. I was also disappointed... by Mike Dumler | Mar 15, 2014
I have been in favour of replacing the current at large system of electing our civic representatives with a ward system for a long time. Yet, in my previous article on civic election reform, I advocate for a mixed system with some representatives elected at large and... by Mike Dumler | Feb 6, 2014
Vancouver has used both at-large and ward systems since it became a city in 1886. The first civic election in 1886 was an at-large vote. Then Vancouver split into five wards, and as the city grew, so did the number of wards. By the 1930s, the city had gone from wards... by Mike Dumler | May 21, 2013
In the centre of the ring we have the BC Liberals, the media, corporate supporters and NDP haters who having pulled out all the stops to retain power, continue to pound the BC NDP long after the bell has rung. Although I saw the election campaign as a rather one sided... by Mike Dumler | Nov 6, 2012
I wish I could be as confident that Obama will re-elected as Stephen Buckley is today in his “America Slides into the Abyss” Post on http://politicsrespun.org/2012/11/america-slides-into-the-abyss-us-election-liveblog/. Over the course of this election I have gained... by Mike Dumler | Oct 28, 2012
Wayne Peppard and I recently co-authored a paper titled “Local Union Elections – Increasing Member Participation – Electronic Voting (e-voting), Hybrids and other Options” . We produced this paper as a copy-write free draft to fill what we see...
