Black St. Louis aldermen oppose nonpartisan election plan

Most of St. Louis’ Black aldermen say they oppose a Nov. 3 ballot proposal that would make future elections for mayor, alderman and other city offices nonpartisan. The St. Louis Post-Dispatch reports that the aldermanic African American caucus said in a statement that Proposition D would result “in the elimination of the Democratic Party in the city.” The caucus also criticized another part of the proposal that would allow residents in the city’s March primaries to vote for more than one candidate at the same time. The two top votegetters would move on to the April general election.