Last December, Atlanta's City Council voted to increase their own pay. City Council Candidate Jon Jones pledged to return the $21,000 raise to taxpayers, and he's inviting residents to use Direct Democracy to decide how to spend that money instea

Jon Jones, the Atlanta City Council candidate recently heralded in Creative Loafing as the "Champion of Direct Democracy", is entering the race to become District 5's elected representative in City Hall this November.

Jon Jones, candidate for Atlanta City Council, will be a participant in this year's July 4th AJC Peachtree Road Race.

Jon Jones' populous message of building a city government controlled entirely by the people is indeed inspiring...but can Direct Democracy really work for Atlanta?

Jon Jones, who is running in this year's election for Atlanta City Council (District 2), is using technology to build an interface that will allow every resident to vote directly on the issues before City Hall.