Research

• Must-read literature on at-large
  A review of academic research on at-large electoral systems with excerpts, citations, and charts. (100k PDF)
  

• The Facts Against At-Large Electoral Systems
  A short article about at-large electoral systems, from the Public I, October 2004, V4#8. (15k PDF)
  

• Many cities, school boards ending at-large representation
  A Guest Commentary on at-large published in the October 10, 2004 Champaign-Urbana News-Gazette. (12k PDF)
  

• On the Referendum to Add Two At-Large Seats
  A white paper on the proposal to add two at-large seats to the Urbana City Council by former Urbana Mayor Hiram Paley. (25k PDF)
  

Other Downloads

• At-Large Commentary on WILL AM-580's Public Square

  Vote No At-Large had a commentary on WILL AM-580 on October 29 and 30 by Ben Grosser. You can listen to the Real Audio version, or download an MP3.

• Press Release: GEO Joins Long List of Endorsements for Vote No At-Large
  

  The GEO became just the latest in a long line of organizations and officials to endorse a "no" vote on the at-large ballot question in Urbana. Read the release.

• Focus 580 Debate on At-Large
  On October 15th, WILL AM 580 radio had a call-in show on the at-large issue. Esther Patt spoke against and Chris Alix spoke for. Download the MP3 or the RealAudio version.

• IMC Radio News Show on At-Large
  On October 18th, the Urbana-Champaign Independent Media Center (UCIMC) Radio News ran a story on the at-large referendum question that contains interviews with at-large proponent Diane Marlin, and at-large opponents Ben Grosser and former Urbana Mayor Hiram Paley. This show ran live on WEFT 90.1 FM, but you can now listen to that show (excerpted) online.

• Democratic Party Resolution
  The Champaign County Democratic Party recently passed a resolution urging Urbana citizens to vote "no" to at-large seats. Read their resolution. (9k PDF)
  

• NAACP Resolution
  The Champaign County NAACP recently passed a resolution urging Urbana citizens to vote "no" to at-large seats. Read their unanimous resolution. (8k PDF)
  

• College Democrats Endorsement
  The University of Illinois College Democrats have endorsed a "no" vote on the at-large question in Urbana. You can read their press release here.

• Press Conference Statements
  Read the prepared statements from the launch of the Vote No At-Large Press Conference. (25k PDF)
  

• Press Release for Conference
  Read the press release announcing our campaign kickoff press conference. (18k PDF)
  

• Friend-to-Friend Letter Send a letter to all your Urbana friends, asking them to vote no. Use our example letter verbatim, or edit as you like. You can download the document in Microsoft Word format, or plain text.

• One-page brochure (front), (back)
  Print 10 and walk them to your neighbors. (43k, 28k PDFs)
  

• Petition form
  For neighbors who prefer a paper petition to the online petition. (13k PDF)
  

Software

These documents require the free Acrobat Reader. You probably already have it installed, but if not, download it here.