Shrink the number of council districts in Baltimore? Elected officials and others say no.

Baltimore City Council members, union leaders, religious groups and community organizations on Sunday called on voters to reject a ballot initiative to cut the number of council districts, asserting that the measure would weaken the democratic process. People for Elected Accountability and Civic Engagement, or PEACE, collected enough signatures to get the proposal on the ballot. Question H would decrease the number of council districts from 14 to eight.