The mayor is elected directly by the city voters for a two-year term.
A half-century ago, city voters made up half the state's electorate.
The one-level plan was approved by city voters later that year.
Last year, a ballot measure to bring order to these courts was approved by city voters.
Some use District issues to grab a headline or two, safe in the knowledge that they do not have to answer to city voters.
"We believe that both advertisements poorly serve city voters," the letters read.
In the 1990s, the city voters approved a change to a third class city.
The Comptroller is the city's chief financial officer, elected directly by city voters.
That was 70 percent of those who actually voted on the school bond act, but most city voters didn't address the issue.
But how do you explain his appeal to city voters and people in the suburbs?