City Wide Voting

At-large council suggested

Mayor says setup would be less provincial

Topeka Mayor Bill Bunten raised the possibility Thursday of electing the city council through at-large voting rather than by district.

The city is carved into nine council districts. Voters in each geographic region select one person to represent them at City Hall. The mayor is chosen in a citywide vote. Introduction of at-large balloting for council seats would give voters throughout the city a chance to select some or all members, depending on the format implemented.

Bunten said ongoing dialogue about potential reform of the city charter was an opportunity to determine whether at-large campaigns might better serve the interests of Topekans.

In some instances, the mayor said, council representatives had taken a parochial, district-only approach to issues rather than examining topics from the perspective of the city as a whole.

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• Travis GoodencloseAuthor: Travis Gooden Name: Travis Gooden
  Email: tgooden@greenwaveelectric.com
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  About: I was born in Topeka, KS in 1976, went to Randolph Elementary, Robinson Middle School, and graduated from Topeka High School in 1994. I spent 2 years at Washburn taking general studies, but I did not graduate. I spent 12 years working for a local electrical contractor and in September of 2007 started Greenwave Electric with Aaron and Ryan. I married Denise Sharp on October 18, 1997 and we have 2 dogs, Sebastian and Beaker. We currently have no children. We moved to Holton for 4 years, but then decided we missed Topeka and moved back July 2007. We live at 215 SW Courtland Ave in Topeka, KS in the Kenwood Neighborhood, we love our neighborhood.See Authors Posts (5)
• June 20th, 2008
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