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The ones who occupy the residences have the votes...
by meric 9y ago
The ones who occupy the residences have the votes...
- hkmurakami 9y agoDon't renters also have votes? If so then it's a matter of ratio and willingness to mobilize/fund efforts.
- notatoad 9y agoNot direct votes. The renters can vote for representatives, but city councils are overwhelmingly made up of homeowners. (and a disturbingly high proportion of property developers)
- kevinburke 9y agoRenters vote but tend to be under-represented on City Councils and such because they are a) younger, b) have less money, c) move more often than people with homes. Renters don't vote as regularly as homeowners.
- acover 9y agoRenters are the minority. 70% of households own their home in Canada.
- santaclaus 9y agoUsing the San Francisco example from the article, renters are 62.5% of all households [1]. [1] http://www.bayareacensus.ca.gov/counties/SanFranciscoCounty.htm http://www.bayareacensus.ca.gov/counties/SanFranciscoCounty....
- kazinator 9y agod) If a place has renters that don't have their own mailbox, it's possible that only the owner will get voter registration mail.
- hkmurakami 9y agoSincere question: is this a bug or a feature?
- leetcrew 9y agofeature imo. it doesn't seem inherently wrong that the long term residents should have more say than people who may just be passing through. that said, the degree of difference could still be very inappropriate.