The vote marked a significant setback for activists dedicated to defunding or dismantling a police department that had for years been confronted with accusations of racism and the use of excessive force. Tuesday night was the first time voters in Minneapolis had the chance to weigh in on a concrete proposal to overhaul policing, and they rejected it by a 13% margin.
At least four city council members who previously supported replacing the police department with a wider encompassing Department of Public Safety lost their elections Tuesday while at least six won either as incumbents, challengers, or filling vacant seats, according to unofficial results from the City of Minneapolis.
Mayor Jacob Frey, re-elected, said he wanted to ensure an integrated approach to public safety, hire more community-oriented officers, build safety beyond policing, and get serious about reform on a "multi-jurisdictional level." But the public safety ballot measure, which would have given the city council shared oversight of the department, was not something he supported.
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