Councilwoman Gerrie Schipske was elected to the Long Beach City Council in 2006 to a four-year term of office. The 5th Council District is the largest council district in the City comprising more than 11.5 square miles. It is the largest because it has the least density of homes, apartments and/or condominiums. Councilwoman Gerrie Schipske is the only member of the Long Beach City Council to utilize a blog. She hopes that you will keep reading it as she writes about her experiences in local government.
Can you imagine electing officials to the City Council and Board of Education with less than 11% of the voters casting votes?
It just happened this last Tuesday.
These officials will now be able to cast votes in their respective legislative bodies with the same clout as their colleagues who were elected by much higher voter turnouts.
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