We're a little disappointed and a little relieved at the outcome of yesterday's election for Clark County Cemetery District 4 Commissioner Position 2.
The disappointment stems mostly from the failure to succeed for Heidi's supporters. And from the knowledge that the results will ensure a one-family monopoly on the Cemetery District, which simply isn't healthy democracy.
One key lesson learned: get in the voters' pamphlet, or don't bother running.
The results bespeak an underinformed electorate, including strong favor for those that appeared in the voters' pamphlet.
2 comments :
Could it have anything to do with the fact that there was only one encumbant, and several challengers? All of the challengers are unknown newcomers, splitting up the votes of those who want to eliminate the monopoly.
There was no encumbant. However the same principle may still apply. Voters who had a problem with one family having a majority vote on the commission had at least two alternatives, which undoubtedly hampered the effort. However, it's not clear to me how many voters were even aware of the issue. That is to say, I'm not sure that even then it would have made a difference. But clearly it would have been better to have just one 'anti-monopoly' candidate.
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