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Four (4), six (6) or eight (8) <br />- District elections create diversity of. <br />-District elections create special <br />council members elected "by <br />members to serve diverse needs of the <br />interests from districts and members <br />district" with an elective <br />community <br />may be pressured to make special <br />mayor position. <br />interest decisions <br />-Works well in large communities with <br />numerous interests <br />-District elections may contribute to <br />frequency of recall efforts <br />-District system helps in cities where <br />members would otherwise be elected <br />-In small cities district systems detract <br />from only a certain area of the city <br />from overall team approach <br />-Election of mayor may serve cultural <br />need to identify a leader among leaders <br />Four (4), six (6) or eight (8) <br />- District elections create diversity of <br />-District elections create special <br />council members elected <br />members to serve diverse needs of the <br />interests from districts and members <br />"from districts" with an <br />community <br />maybe pressured to make special <br />elective mayor position. <br />interest decisions <br />-Works well in large communities with <br />numerous interests <br />-District elections may contribute to <br />frequency of recall efforts <br />-District system helps in .cities where <br />members would otherwise be elected <br />-In small cities district systems detract <br />from only a certain area of the city <br />from overall team approach <br />- From district elections reduce <br />pressures from special interests <br />because members are elected from <br />throughout city <br />-Election of mayor may serve cultural <br />need to identify a leader among leaders <br />Voter registration information <br />Information concerning the City's voters may also impact decisions concerning the City's <br />election model. For example, we should discuss the issue of whether "district" elections <br />have contributed to or have had no impact on recall issues. For example, we have seen a <br />number of recall efforts in District 6. This District has the fewest number, of registered <br />voters. It has 2,194 registered voters in comparison to District 5 which has 3,906 <br />registered voters. However, the City has also experienced the recall of elected mayors and <br />the recall of individuals holding this position is based on the total number of registered <br />R <br />