Despite that the King County Elections Department is out of control, corrupt and under the thumb of Constantine, Dunn and Company, Mark Greene is not likely to run for Elections Director in 2011 even though some reformer is desperately needed to set the ship of sail on course in that department. Hopefully, there will be a potential candidate or candidates for any of several county positions that appear to be begging for new leadership, which is just about all of them, and we certainly will do our part to find such candidates.
There are numerous problems with somebody running for Elections Director against Sherril Huff. No. 1: guess who is going to count the votes in that election? That in itself might be enough to dissuade the most ardent of civic minded reformers. No. 2: Constantine & Co. have set it up so that anybody who is elected to certain county positions have to jump through their hoops (council mandated qualifications) in order to keep their job, but "Commons" would be be more than happy to contest that kind of unconstitutional meddling in officeholders' affairs in a court of law, not that courts of law are necessarily going to set aside unconstitutional laws, which more often than not, they do not. No. 3: money; all of the county positions have huge districts (larger than legislative districts) or the positions themselves are countywide, which in a county like King is akin to running for office statewide in a small state. Of course, civic minded reformers are not going to get as much campaign money as the corporate-backed incumbents they would be challenging.
These are all daunting problems that only the most sincere and dedicated would try to overcome, and it's not that the chairman wouldn't try, but he is already committed to the present write-in campaign for state representative as well as running for Lieutenant Governor in 2012. This is why "Commons" is trying to get more members and candidates.
[First posted on "Commoner," sans update, on July 26, 2010; revised and updated on August 1, 2010.]
UPDATE (added August 1, 2010): Mark has decided to run for King Co. Director of Elections, after all, announcing his intentions to run on August 1, 2010, and he will soon be circulating a petition.
Please, contribute to Mark's King Co. Director of Elections Campaign by sending check or money order to P.O. Box 612, Bellevue, WA 98009. Thank you!
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There are numerous problems with somebody running for Elections Director against Sherril Huff. No. 1: guess who is going to count the votes in that election? That in itself might be enough to dissuade the most ardent of civic minded reformers. No. 2: Constantine & Co. have set it up so that anybody who is elected to certain county positions have to jump through their hoops (council mandated qualifications) in order to keep their job, but "Commons" would be be more than happy to contest that kind of unconstitutional meddling in officeholders' affairs in a court of law, not that courts of law are necessarily going to set aside unconstitutional laws, which more often than not, they do not. No. 3: money; all of the county positions have huge districts (larger than legislative districts) or the positions themselves are countywide, which in a county like King is akin to running for office statewide in a small state. Of course, civic minded reformers are not going to get as much campaign money as the corporate-backed incumbents they would be challenging.
These are all daunting problems that only the most sincere and dedicated would try to overcome, and it's not that the chairman wouldn't try, but he is already committed to the present write-in campaign for state representative as well as running for Lieutenant Governor in 2012. This is why "Commons" is trying to get more members and candidates.
[First posted on "Commoner," sans update, on July 26, 2010; revised and updated on August 1, 2010.]
UPDATE (added August 1, 2010): Mark has decided to run for King Co. Director of Elections, after all, announcing his intentions to run on August 1, 2010, and he will soon be circulating a petition.
Please, contribute to Mark's King Co. Director of Elections Campaign by sending check or money order to P.O. Box 612, Bellevue, WA 98009. Thank you!
The Party of Commons does not sponsor or produce advertising.
Copyright 2009 - 2010, Party of Commons TM
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