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Better ways to pick
council replacements
I live in San Jose’s District 6. I would not want councilmembers from other districts, who were duly elected by their constituents, appointing my council person. To have somebody from another district tell us who should represent us is despicable. I fail to understand how any process could be as final as a real election.
Since Californians are willing to bear the cost of 100% mail-in ballots in addition to polling stations, it seems to me that the prevailing value is for easy and effortless representation. If cost is