20 hours ago
Swift News
A group led by former Vancouver Mayor Kennedy Stewart will challenge the province's municipal voting system in court, arguing it is unconstitutional and does not lead to fair representation.
Vancouver and most municipalities in B.C run elections based on an at-large system, where residents vote for all councillors who are elected to represent the entire city.
"There's a huge problem with the at-large system and we want the courts to strike it down," Stewart said.
The group, Fix City Hall, plans to petition the courts to force the provincial government to abolish at-large elections for big cities in the province, such as Metro Vancouver cities, Kelowna, and Kamloops, among others.
If successful, it would be up to the province to determine which system would replace at-large voting.
