Minneapolis voters reject bid to replace police with public safety department

Vote comes more than a year after murder of George Floyd prompted national movement to defund police

Voters in Minneapolis have rejected the idea of replacing their police department with a new department of public safety, more than a year after the murder of George Floyd by a white police officer launched a national movement to defund or abolish police.

With more than three quarters of the vote counted, the “no” vote was winning over “yes” by 57% to 43%.

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source https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2021/nov/02/minneapolis-police-department-vote-result