Local elections will be upon us before you know it

wrobertBeach FanaticDeFuniak Springs4,132 postsJoined Nov 21, '07View profile MessageBeach Fanatic

Jul 1, '09 · 10:34 PM3,394

People are lining up for State offices, but only hearing about a few for the local ones. So far:

BCC
District 2
Pridgen (R) Incumbent

District 4
Comander (R) Incumbent
Cuchens (R)
Kramer (D)

WCSD
District 3
Roberts (R) Incumbent

District 2
Open

District 5
Barnhill (R) Incumbent

Supervisor of Elections
Beasley (R) Incumbent

I have no idea who is even up for the fire district or mosquito control and all those other offices out there.

Note that this list is based on what I have been told by others, usually the incumbent, about who is running. No one has filed paperwork yet. With the exception of Kramer I have heard of no Democrats running this time.

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Matt J

Matt JSWGB24,862 postsJoined May 9, '07View profile MessageSWGB

Jul 15, '09 · 12:31 PM#27

You will try and stop it? Now that is scary. Seems you do not have confidence in the voters to choose the best candidate. My point about SOME people you know was that people we know in local government don't have to be related to be corrupt! We all have family we don't associate with, agree with etc. Go ahead and be paranoid, its your world.

How are those Chanel glasses of yours?

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Smiling JOeSoWal Expert31,643 postsJoined Nov 18, '04View profile MessageSoWal Expert

Jul 16, '09 · 9:40 AM#28

You will try and stop it? Now that is scary. Seems you do not have confidence in the voters to choose the best candidate. My point about SOME people you know was that people we know in local government don't have to be related to be corrupt! We all have family we don't associate with, agree with etc. Go ahead and be paranoid, its your world.

You are correct -- I do not have confidence in the voters to show up, educated on the candidates. The last County races had miserable turn outs at the "debate" forums, and people typically vote for a name they recognize, or the incumbent, because they don't want to vote for the "wrong" candidate. Go to the County Gov't meetings and you will see a total lack of interest from the voters.