My op-ed for the Deseret News:
http://www.deseretnews.com/article/765631377/We-need-to-keep-fair-elections-in-Utah.html
That system of discussion is being proposed to be removed from the
neighborhood caucus meeting. We would be dropping off votes, but not
meeting and discussing candidates and issues. We want neighbors
discussing the best candidates and finding ways to improve this state
and the nation. That is what is wrong with Washington, D.C. Many don't
listen to each other in a meeting. They watch from their offices. We
need to change that, not perpetuate it.
Perhaps the "Count My Vote" group should go watch "WALL-E" from Pixar again (the people on the spaceship).
We are talking neighborhood town halls. We aren't
just meeting to elect delegates. I believe the Count My Vote group would
ruin that.
The present system does not protect the incumbent, the wealthy or the famous. Keep fair elections in Utah.
Fair Elections Utah Working to improve, but not gut, our neighborhood election caucus system. The Caucus System in Utah is the best way to make sure a grass roots process can work over large amounts of money. It is the only way someone with $100,000 can go against someone with $2,000,000 in election funds. We had a system that did NOT favor the incumbent, wealthy or famous. This was a good thing. SB 54 made things bad. The New Count My Vote is worse.
