2021 Archives

VOTERS REJECT PUBLIC SAFETY AMENDMENT

 

November 2, 2021

All of Mpls Statement on Question 2 election results from campaign manager, Leili Fatehi

 

"Tonight, Minneapolis voters have made clear that they want a planful approach to transforming policing and public safety in our city that includes meaningful consultation with the communities most impacted by violence and over-policing, and a real conversation about how to ensure every resident is protected from crime and from police brutality. Now it's time for the next Mayor and City Council to roll up their sleeves and carry out this public mandate in good faith and without delay and for all residents of Minneapolis to unite together to hold them accountable."

 

“By passing Question 1, Minneapolis voters have rejected our city’s flawed government structure and its resulting political gamesmanship in favor of a structure that will finally support the city’s ability to effectively and efficiently enact progressive policies with clear direction and shared goals.”

November 3, 2021

All of Mpls Statement on Question 1 election results from campaign manager, Leili Fatehi

 

November 3, 2021

All of Mpls Statement on Mayor Frey’s Successful Reelection from campaign manager, Leili Fatehi

“Mayor Frey’s decisive victory is a strong message from voters that residents want real solutions to the many issues facing Minneapolis, including public safety and more affordable housing. The Mayor and the next City Council have a huge challenge ahead of them, and Minneapolis residents must come together to support the effort to heal our city and deliver on meaningful reform.”

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2021 NEWS

Minneapolis Election: Proposed ‘Strong Mayor’ Amendment Passes

A proposed amendment in Minneapolis to replace the city’s “weak mayor, strong council” system with a more conventional distribution of executive and legislative powers that would give the mayor clearer authority over day-to-day government operations has passed.

With all 136 precincts reporting, 74,037 voters (52%) supported the question “Shall the Minneapolis City Charter be amended to adopt a change in its form of government to an Executive Mayor-Legislative Council Structure?” That compares to 67,228 (48%) rejecting it.

WCCO | Nov. 3, 2021

Minneapolis voters reject a measure to replace the city's police department

Voters in Minneapolis have resoundingly rejected a proposal to reinvent policing in their city, 17 months after the killing of George Floyd by police sparked massive protests and calls for change.

Approximately 56% of voters rejected a ballot question that would have removed the Minneapolis Police Department from the city charter and replaced it with a "public-health oriented" Department of Public Safety.

NPR | Nov. 3, 2021

Minneapolis voters reject plan to replace Police Department

Minneapolis voters on Tues­day re­ject­ed a pro­pos­al to re­place the Minneapolis Police Department, crush­ing the hopes of sup­port­ers that out­rage over the kill­ing of George Floyd would lead to a his­tor­ic ex­per­i­ment in trans­form­ing public safe­ty.

The fi­nal votes end­ed a con­ten­tious and close­ly watched e­lec­tion cy­cle cen­tered on how far the city would go to reinvent polic­ing, 18 months af­ter Floyd was filmed plead­ing for breath un­der an of­fi­cer's knee. Since then, a city al­read­y bat­tered by a glo­bal pan­dem­ic was the site of the worst ur­ban riots in three de­cades, a surge in vi­o­lent crime and a wrench­ing tri­al that re­sul­ted in mur­der con­vic­tions for the first of­fi­cer tried in Floyd's death.

Star Tribune | Nov. 3, 2021

How Minneapolis voted on the police charter amendment

Minneapolis voted 56% against the amendment (also known as question 2) with the strongest no votes coming from the southern and western edges of the city, along with some precincts around the downtown core. The biggest yes votes came from areas around the University of Minnesota campus, along with Whittier, Powderhorn and other areas near George Floyd Square.

Star Tribune | Nov. 3, 2021

Minneapolis rejects measure to replace police department in first major electoral test of reform movement after George Floyd’s murder

Seventeen months after George Floyd’s murder led to nationwide calls to abolish or defund the police, voters in the city where the movement began soundly rejected a proposal Tuesday to replace its troubled police department in an election likely to have national implications in the debate over policing and racial justice.

City Question Two would have amended the Minneapolis charter to allow the police department to be replaced by a Department of Public Safety. The new agency would have taken a “comprehensive public health approach” to public safety, including dispatching mental health workers to certain calls and more investment in violence prevention efforts.

The Washington Post | Nov. 3, 2021