1. CALL TO ORDER

2. ROLL CALL

3. APPROVAL OF MINUTES

3-1. April 23, 2012

4. PUBLIC COMMENT

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5. ANNOUNCEMENTS/COMMUNICATIONS


6. DISCUSSIONS AND POSSIBLE ACTIONS ON MATTERS RELATED TO THE FOLLOWING ITEMS:

6-1. Continue review of election methods utilizing criteria for judging methods as selected by the Committee
a. Continue review draft table summarizing election methods & review criteria (Attachment 1)
b. Review identified responses to questions raised by City Council Member Thomsen (Attachment 2)

• Election methods
1) Plurality at large (Albany's current election method);
2) Cumulative at large;
3) Limited at large;
4) Ranked Choice Voting at large (RCV);

• Judging criteria:
• Cost of administration
• Voter turnout
• Diversity of representation
• More candidates/competitive elections and sufficient range of voter choice
• Simplicity/ease of use by voters
• Stable/effective government


7. FUTURE AGENDA ITEMS
Next meeting – July 23, 2012
Committee member announcement of requests for future agenda items.

8. ADJOURNMENT

Attachments
1. Draft Election Methods Review Table (Baty)
2. Draft CRC Report April 23, 2012 Voting Methods Questions from Council Member Thomsen (O’Keefe)

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June 2012 CRC Minutes