Why doesn’t Stone Mountain have runoff elections when other cities do?

Because local power brokers changed the rules — our city elects officials by plurality, not majority. That means whoever gets the most votes wins, even if most voters prefer someone else.

It’s a system rigged to protect conservative control even though conservatives are outnumbered 4-to-1.

Result:
1️⃣ Voters think they’re voting for change but enable the status quo.
2️⃣ Elections become strategy games, not contests of ideas.