Why Should You Care About City Elections?

Part 2 in a series of articles about the 2021 Municipal Elections brought to you by the League of Women Voters Minneapolis

If you drive a car, walk, bicycle, live in a house or apartment, breathe the air, have a pet, discard trash, flush the toilet, or eat or drink in a restaurant, then, as a resident of Minneapolis, you have a vested interest in who runs our city. If your concern is safety, policing, and civil rights, your interests are even more relevant this year.

City council members ”“ one elected from each of Minneapolis”™ 13 wards – make the laws and policies that govern the city. They approve budgets, levy taxes and elect a council president who sets the council”™s agenda and presides over meetings. Council members serve on committees that focus on specific issues like housing & zoning, public health & safety, public works and budgeting. The city council writes the rules that govern nearly every aspect of the city that impacts our daily lives. Read more about City Council Powers and Duties here:  https://www.minneapolismn.gov/government/city-council/about-city-council/powers-and-duties/

Reminder: every city council seat and the mayor will be on the ballot on November 2!

The mayor is the only city official elected at-large; that is, by the entire city voting population.… Read the rest “Why Should You Care About City Elections?”