by Michael Vernon | Aug 12, 2024 | Submission
Summary: I believe • Yukon’s electoral system should emphasize local representation in the Legislative Assembly rather than the proportional representation of political parties. • The Yukon should adopt a single-member majority electoral system using a ranked ballot....
by Michael Vernon | Aug 12, 2024 | Submission
I want Yukon to have an electoral system that includes and gives voice to a diverse range of views, and in which all votes cast help someone be elected. The current first past the post system not only means that, typically, fewer than 50% of votes cast go to electing...
by Michael Vernon | Aug 12, 2024 | Submission
Collaboration rather than confrontation in governance would be a welcome shift in values. Please see my attached submission on how I feel we could achieve this in the Yukon. Thanks, Gerald Haase Marsh Lake ********** File Upload (if any) will appear below...
by Michael Vernon | Aug 12, 2024 | Submission
Collaboration and representation are two key values I would like to see in our electoral system. Collaboration by those elected to govern requires removal of incentives to be working towards the next election and responding to financial pressure (eg: donors who...
by Michael Vernon | Aug 12, 2024 | Submission
Trust in our electoral systems are eroding. People do not feel represented. They don't feel heard. They feel that elected officials are tending to the needs of their campaign funders instead of using taxpayer dollars to improve our collective lives. A clear way...
