- Most everybody has gone to some kind of ward system. As cities have evolved...[they]have gone to wards because theyre more efficient and work better. There are fewer layers between people and government
Why Wards are Better (PDF)
Please read the link above to understand why wards promote smart policy. And, learn a thing or two about how wards have been used as a clear method to exclude minority voice in local democratic politic.
Here are some more links with information about ward systems:
http://www.detnews.com/specialreports/2001/broken2/1ward/1ward.htm
http://www.covingtonky.gov/documents/ward_sanders_sun_challenger.pdf
http://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.html?res=9B0DE3DA1E3AF935A15750C0A...
http://savecountryside.blogspot.com/2007/11/ward-system-for-governing-ro...
http://www.thedplg.gov.za/subwebsites/publications/election/elec_prop.ht...