The Atwater Village Neighborhood Council (AVNC) will hold their board election on October 6th, 2012. There are 14 open seats in this election consisting of the following stakeholder categories: resident (6), business (2), non-profit (2), church (2), school (1) and parks (1).
Candidate filings will be accepted from August 7th to September 6th.
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The AVNC is quasi-governmental agency founded in 2003 as part of L.A.’s citywide neighborhood council system. The AVNC was commissioned to “empower” Atwater Village by promoting more citizen participation in City government and make it more responsive to local needs.
The last general board election was held in 2010 and was marred by low voter and candidate participation. Only 102 voters partook in that election, significantly less then the approximate 15,000 Atwater Village stakeholders that are eligible to vote. In addition, candidate participation in that election was the lowest since the AVNC was founded in 2003. With 14 electable positions only 11 candidates participated and in almost every case candidates ran unopposed.
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