Trio of residents seeks emergency hearing on new Minneapolis policing ballot language - saga cont.

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The latest legal twist over a ballot question determining the future of the Minneapolis Police Department prompted attorneys to renew arguments over whether a judge should scrap the latest version.

In a letter filed Wednesday, attorneys for a trio who sued the city over its ballot language asked Hennepin County Judge Jamie Anderson to block election officials from using the updated question, saying it's too similar to one she struck down the day before.

"Petitioners do not seek further relief lightly, but are compelled to do so to ensure that this Court's work, and Minnesota law, continue to protect Minneapolis voters from the irreparable harm of casting a ballot for something that no one, not even City Council members, understands clearly," attorney Norm Pentelovitch wrote in the letter.

Lawyers for the city of Minneapolis and Yes 4 Minneapolis, the political committee that wrote the proposal, blasted the request. "The letter all but admits that this request is a transparent effort to keep this question from voters for another election cycle," City Attorney Jim Rowader said in a statement. "Minneapolis, Hennepin County, and the courts have completed their work. The ballots are with the printers. It is time for the voters' voice to be heard."

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(Judge) Anderson's order left open the possibility the city could choose to put the proposal before voters at a special election or a future general election, if officials didn't have new, acceptable language in time for the deadline.

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[iemanja]

1. They want to make sure people don't have the right to vote on it

That's what all of this is about.

[Mawspam2]

2. Okay, so you remove "police" from the charter...

...and replace it with "public safety". Then what? Do "police officers" become "security guards"? If the same guys in uniform still kill black citizens and get away with it under qualified immunity, what have you accomplished?

Without a concrete plan, this ballot question is pointless.

[iemanja]

3. police officers remain police officers

but they have to reapply for their jobs. The murders will not be hired.
People trained in mental health respond to mental health calls.
Safety officers respond to things like garage break-ins, while police remain responsible for more serious crimes, including violent crimes.
There is also more money to go to housing, mental health, and addiction services as a means of preventing violence.
It establishes a police commissioner who oversees daily operations. The city council controls policy, not the day to day workings of the police.
This measure also gets rid of the police union, which has worked tireless to promote as many murders of civilians as possible.

More info here: https://yes4minneapolis.org/
https://www.mprnews.org/story/2021/08/31/the-yes-4-minneapolis-charter-amendment-explained