Tag: council

City of Kingston adopts ranked ballot voting system

Voting in Kingston will be on a ranked ballot system before the next municipal election in 2022.    City staff are moving forward with ranked ballots following October’s referendum, where 63 per cent of voters supported changing the current first-past-the-post voting system to a ranked ballot. Despite...

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Students should cast their vote carefully

Sergio Sismondo and Jamie Swift Gerrymandering means rearranging electoral boundaries so that your team gains an advantage. It’s a time-honoured electoral tactic that came to Kingston last year when seven local politicians tried to redraw electoral district boundaries. It’s this attempt that students...

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Stroud to run for Sydenham District

Peter Stroud says he was inspired to run for City Council after the November OMB decision that ensured that his district —Sydenham — would continue to exist. Stroud said he made the decision to run the day after the OMB appeal because it made him think about what would happen if his home district...

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New AMS council hired

Next year’s AMS council was hired on Sunday night by incoming AMS executive team JDL. Each of the six commissioners head a body of the student government which manages a specialized portfolio. They’re responsible for organizing activities, issuing publications and facilitating campus affairs. The...

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