UPDATE: Alley Naming Timeline and Voting Process
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Hello All,
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We have extended the deadline for
name suggestions to March 31st. Below you will find an updated timeline and an
explanation of how voting will be done.
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Timeline
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March 31st: Name suggestion
deadline.
April 10th (tentative): Ballots
are released.
May 9th (tentative): Voting
submission deadline.
May 10th (tentative): Voting
result released.
May 16th (tentative): Petition
is released for signing.
May 16th onwards: Wait for
a majority of alley-abutting property owners to sign the petition then move on
to next steps required by the city (details here:
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Voting Process
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Between April 1st - April 9th, we
(210-REAR) and the owners of 211-REAR will work together with ANC Steve
Holtzman to pre-filter names that are either invalid mailing addresses (ex.
street name already exists) or unlikely to pass the D.C. council. By doing so,
we will hopefully avoid a scenario where the chosen name is rejected later in
the process.
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On April 10th, we will release the
final list so the block can begin to vote. An "approval voting"
method will be used. Each eligible household will be able to vote for as
many names as they want to/approve of. The name receiving the greatest number
of votes will be the name selected for the petition. In the unlikely event of a
tie, a standard vote will be held between the tied names. With this method, the
name that is supported by the most households should be the winner.
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The details on how we plan on
distributing and collecting the ballots is still being worked on. We will share
them with you once they are finalized.
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In the meantime, please continue
to send us your names along with a short explanation of why your name should be
voted for! Current list can be found here:
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Sincerely,
Haley and Corey
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