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.
Tuesday, October 1, 2013
Why Neighborhood Elections in Utah
The
purpose of our current neighborhood election system is for parties to
nominate their best candidates and not necessarily their richest ones.
It provides an opportunity for the average voter to help decide their
party's nominee (along with their party officers, platform, constitution
and bylaws). We have a system that that does NOT favor the incumbent,
the wealthy or the famous. This is a good thing, and should be
preserved.
