What the Minneapolis vote on police reform means for the movement
ABC News
Minneapolis voters on Tuesday rejected a charter amendment that would have replaced the Minneapolis Police Department with a Department of Public Safety.
Minneapolis voters on Tuesday rejected a charter amendment that would have replaced the Minneapolis Police Department with a Department of Public Safety.
About 56% of voters voted "no" on the charter amendment, which was pitched as a "public health approach" to policing in response to the anti-police brutality movement of 2020.
Corenia Smith, campaign manager for Yes 4 Minneapolis, the group behind the charter proposal, released a statement on the proposal's loss.
"This campaign began with working-class Black and brown residents marching together to demand a higher standard of public safety in the city," Smith said. "It grew into a citywide movement that spanned race, income and neighborhoods, to give residents a say in their future and to advocate for the resources that they need."
