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"All those who argue that neighborhoods shouldhave more control over development, for example,are led by that idea," says Cunningham.
Other groups are also critical of PR RepublicanCity Committee chair Vincent L. Dixon says hewould prefer a council organized along the Bostonmodel, with some members representing districtsand some elected at large.
In fact, PR seems o work so well that electoralreformers seeking to give racial minorities a sayin government are also attracted to it.
COMPLEXITY, however, is the the singlebiggest problem with using PR in modern elections,Bigelow says. People have a hard time marking thepreferential ballots, she says, and few peopleknow how votes are actually counted.
"I look at New York," says Bigelow, "and theballots are almost unintelligible. Particularlyfor people who don't have a high level ofeducation, it's very difficult to understand."