Thursday, February 24, 2011

Chicago's Participatory Budgeting Champion Re-elected in Landslide

Incumbent Joe Moore was re-elected Tuesday by his constituents in the 49th ward, edging out challenger Brian White. As of 10:37 p.m. with all results in, Moore won with 73 percent of the vote.The 49th ward, which has roughly the same boundaries as the Rogers Park neighborhood, saw slightly over 43 percent turnout in Tuesday's municipal election. Moore was first elected as alderman in 1991.

See:http://www.yesmagazine.org/people-power/chicagos-1.3-million-experiment-in-democracy

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