Monday December 14th, 2009

Website launch: www.betterballots.to

An unprecedented coalition of partners has come together in Toronto calling for a city-wide, non-partisan discussion about municipal voting reform.

Civic elections in Toronto are not meeting our expectations. Turnout is surprisingly low. New faces on City Council are uncommon. Candidates can ‘win’ a seat with as low as 20% of the vote. And perhaps most importantly, our City Council does not reflect the evolving demographic of Toronto’s diverse population. The challenge is to determine whether our current voting system plays a role in these outcomes and whether alternative systems could produce more effective results for Toronto.

There are many reform options worth looking at. Learn more about the initiative on our new website: www.betterballots.to

Download our 2-page PDF that explains the Better Ballots project

Better Ballots Campaign launch: Tuesday December 15th, 9:45am, MaRS Discovery District (download event release here)

We’re launching the Better Ballots campaign as part of the ELNstudio event, an initiative of the Emerging Leaders Network and the Toronto City Summit Alliance.

Media contact for Better Ballots: Dave Meslin • dave@betterballots.to • 416-889-2837
Media contact for ELNstudio event: Rebecca Geller, Communications and Events Officer, TCSA, 416-309-4480 x509
Media contact for Emerging Leaders Network: Tamara Balan, Project Manager, TCSA, 416-309-4480 x533 • tamara.balan@torontocitysummit.ca