Category Archives: Non Partisan Elections

I strongly prefer partisan elections. People should know where all candidates stand.

In Louisiana, we call these "jungle primaries".  The Republican State Central Committee was able to get these turned into closed primaries for a few years, until those in office decided to change it back. I saw no difference in the number of women running. IMHO, the only thing that encourages women to run is other…

I'm not sure I understand why more women/people will run just because they are free to stay unattached to a set of principles known as a platform.  Why?

Our judicial and school board candidates are permitted to cross file so it is not an issue in Pennsylvania. I honestly don't see how making these elected offices non-partisan makes a difference. Rather, it should be those of us at the grassroots level running or encouraging/helping others run.

Non-partisan elections only allow people to hide where they truly stand. Since Democrats can't win in Republican strongholds, and vice-versa, their only hope is to hide their party affiliation and try to convince people they are conservative or otherwise. This happening in Greenville would only be supported by Democrats and people that vote like Democrats.