Replacement of Minneapolis Police Department on November Ballot

Replacement of Minneapolis Police Department on November Ballot
Police gather en masse as protests continue at the Minneapolis 3rd Police Precinct in Minneapolis, Minn., on May 27, 2020. Carlos Gonzalez/Star Tribune via AP
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A 12–1 vote from the Minneapolis City Council pushed a petition drive to replace Minneapolis’ police force with a department of public safety on the November ballot.

The proposal will ask voters if they want to approve a plan to replace the police department with a new public safety department focused on a “comprehensive public safety approach” that would include police officers “if necessary to fulfill the department’s responsibilities.”

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