Elizabeth Dickinson for Mayor of St. Paul, Minnesota

Grassroots Democracy
An open door policy

I believe every citizen wants a mayor who will respectfully listen to and value what every citizen says. While I can not guarantee that my administration will be able to agree and act upon what every individual citizen wants, I can guarantee an administration that will treat citizens with the respect each deserves. Even if I personally can't be at every community meeting, I can promise that someone from my staff will be at most important meetings and will be under a charge to accurately report back what was said. There will be an open door policy to my administration.

We can encourage greater, more meaningul participation by:

•	Restoring the importance of the district councils, the volunteer boards that report on neighborhood concerns to the Mayor. The balance of power has tipped too far toward unchecked development and big business interests, and away from the people who actually live and work in the neighborhoods.
•	Promoting future women leaders. Only 22% of elected officials in the U.S. are women. As Mayor, I intend to start a mentoring program for young women interested in public service.
•	Establishing a multi-ethnic advisory committee to reflect the unique concerns in our economically and ethnically diverse city.
•	Expediting and supporting the establishment of the Mexican Consulate to facilitate help for undocumented workers, including the issuance of official ID cards for the undocumented workers.
•	Promoting Instant Runoff Voting (IRV), eliminating primaries, saving taxpayer dollars, and allowing citizens to vote their conscience without fear of sending someone antithetical to their views into office.

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