VIRGINIA BEACH, Va. — Another step is being taken in the years-long saga over the change to the city of Virginia Beach’s voting system.
“This is not a partisan issue," said Virginia State Sen. Aaron Rouse, who covers part of Virginia Beach.
Tuesday night, dozens of Virginia Beach residents showed up to what was billed as a non-partisan town hall bringing together political leaders from both sides of the aisle to discuss the 10-1 voting system referendum that will go before city voters in November.
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“[The] 10-1 [voting system] doesn’t guarantee that things will be better, but it creates the opportunity that they can be," former