'We weren't blown out of the water. We were in the fight,' said a supporter of the ballot initiative that would have replaced the Minneapolis Police Department.
with a department of public safety, legal experts cautioned against viewing its failure as an indictment of efforts to overhaul policing.last year, was being closely watched as an indicator of future success for similar attempts to bring drastic change to policing in cities across the country.Office of the Minnesota Secretary of State"It sounds like a definitive smackdown of the 'defund' movement," said Rachel Moran, a professor at the University of St.
Turnout for the municipal election, which also included races for mayor and City Council, was 54 percent of registered voters — the highest turnout for an off-year, municipal-only election in at least 45 years, the Minneapolis city clerk said. Residents were essentially being asked to vote in favor of an outline, the details of which would have been filled in later by public officials.
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