Voters in Peoria may be asked to consider keeping or discarding the current Cumulative Voting system now in place for electing Peoria At-Large Councilpersons.

Two public forums were held. Highlights of the RiverWest Forum held November 2 will be shown on CAPtions, Wednesday Nov. 9 at 7:00 p.m., later at Midnight; and Sunday, Nov. 13 at 5:00 p.m., on Comcast Cable 22.

Dr. Larry Aspin, Political Science Department chair at Bradley University, presents results of a study determining whether cumulative voting has helped increase minority representation on the Peoria City council.

Pat Landes presents different examples of District maps for the City of Peoria, which would take effect in 2012. The moderator of the forum is Brad McMillan, executive director of the Institute of Principled Leadership in Pubic Service. The one-hour broadcast also includes questions and comments from the forum audience.

The City Council will hear a report on the survey results and studies on November 15th. A vote to put the issue on a ballot for March 2012 could be made then.

The entire 1-hour 25-minute forum can be seen in 15 minute segments on YouTube. Just do a search of ‘pcceopeoria’ to find the segments. These segments will be on YouTube by Tuesday night.

CAPtions is produced by the Peoria Citizens Committee for Economic Opportunities, Inc. Media Services Department, and is funded in part by a grant from the Illinois Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity.