As Portland discusses changes to the referendum process, I suggest increasing the percentage of votes required to pass them.
Necessitating 55% or 60% of the vote would prevent the whipsaw back-and-forth proposals that we have seen recently at both the city and state levels.
Higher vote thresholds would ensure that only the solidly popular initiatives pass.
Daniel Smith
Yarmouth
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