TKC Told You So: Mayor Q Outlines Charter Change Voter Crackdown

From the most KICK-ASS DENIZENS OF OUR BLOG COMMUNITY we gleaned some important info the lesser blogs are now noticing. 

Remember that the denizens of our humble corner of the Internets reported . . . 

"INSIDERS REVEAL KANSAS CITY CHARTER CHANGE AT THE FOREFRONT OF MAYOR Q'S AGENDA AFTER WINNING REELECTION!!!"

This time around the newspaper proves us correct.

Here's the money line as we double back . . . 

Because the city charter says that the top two vote-getters move on to the general election, the landslide victories by Lucas and the other five were meaningless. To win office, they must again square off against their first runner-up at the general election in June.

The same, in others words, as candidates who placed first and second but did not get a majority of the votes in five contests where three or more people were running.

Lucas thinks that’s ridiculous and wants the rules changed for future elections so that winning more than half of the votes in the primary would be enough to skip the general election. Of the 25 candidates for mayor or council who got a majority in the primary vote over the last three election cycles, all went on to win the general election.

That’s one of several changes in the electoral process and city governance that the mayor has asked the newly appointed charter review commission to study in the coming months.

Read more via www.TonysKansasCity.com link . . .

Does KC have too many elections? Mayor proposes eliminating some races after primary

Kansas City Mayor Quinton Lucas and five other city council candidates crushed their opponents in the recent city primary by garnering anywhere from 61% to 85% of the votes cast in their races. But because the city charter says that the top two vote-getters move on to the general election, the landslide victories by Lucas and the other five were meaningless.

Developing . . .