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Posted in [STATE WATCH](https://ded2209.inmotionhosting.com/~citywa9/state-watch). ## [LA Charter Reform: How Ranked Choice Voting Ends the ‘Lame Duck’ Primary Problem](https://ded2209.inmotionhosting.com/~citywa9/state-watch/32719-la-charter-reform-how-ranked-choice-voting-ends-the-lame-duck-primary-problem) PRIMARY PROBLEM - If Los Angeles was creating a new democracy from scratch, would it intentionally design a system where an incumbent who was rejecte… --- [ ![](https://ded2209.inmotionhosting.com/~citywa9/media/yootheme/cache/cf/035w-cf145c1e.jpg) ](https://ded2209.inmotionhosting.com/~citywa9/state-watch/32662-moving-to-las-vegas-from-california-what-to-expect-in-the-first-90-days)### [Moving to Las Vegas from California: What to Expect in the First 90 Days](https://ded2209.inmotionhosting.com/~citywa9/state-watch/32662-moving-to-las-vegas-from-california-what-to-expect-in-the-first-90-days) Written by CityWatch on May 05 2026. 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