Keep to the high ground. Thoughts and musings.
The law vs. what it’s trying to accomplish. Jerry LeClaireAug 30 Last week, candidate Tyler LeMasters was struck from the November general election ballot by Spokane County Superior Court Judge Annette Plese. Mr. LeMasters was trying to step in to challenge Betsy Wilkerson for the District 2, Position 2 (South Hill) seat on the City …
“Our” Representative in the U.S. House Three days ago, in the wee hours of last Saturday morning, the fractious Republican majority (by a margin of five) in the U.S. House of Representatives finally elected Kevin McCarthy Speaker of the House—on the fifteenth ballot. It was a spectacle the like of which has not been seen …
A local Panel on our political divisions–and homelessness This coming Wednesday, January 19th, between 5 and 7PM, EWU and “Spokane Talks” will present a livestreamed panel discussion entitled “Beyond Politics: Starting the Discussion”. I expect an interesting presentationn. Two topics will be addressed: The polluted information environment that contributes to our political division—and the issue …
A fat thumb on the campaign finance scale First : Ballots for the November 2 election should arrive in your mailbox as soon as this weekend. The Progressive Voters Guide for Washington is available by clicking that link. This off-off year general election is exclusively for local offices (except for Tim Eyman’s publicly-funded political state wide “Advisory Votes”). As …
There is a general election this year, 2021, with a ballot turn-in date of Tuesday, November 2. These are off-off year elections (that is, neither presidential nor congressional), at least in Washington State. Mostly, the positions in contention are local: city councils, school boards, fire districts, and some judgeships. Moreover, they are, in most cases, nominally non-partisan …
More Local Primary Election Detail. Jerry LeClaireJul 19 In case you missed it, here’s the link to last Friday’s post. It contains links to resources that might be of use in assessing the candidates. Many readers said they found Friday’s post helpful. Vicky Dalton (the Spokane County Auditor—the person in charge of Spokane County Elections) wants …
Don’t Procrastinate! Jerry LeClaireJul 16 In Washington State) ballot for the August 3 local primary elections should be in the mail (or already in your mailbox). If you don’t have one by Monday, investigate by going to votewa.gov. Spokane County residents will also receive the Spokane County Official Voters’ Pamphlet. The Official Voters’ Pamphlet can be …