Livingston County Democrats batted .1000 in their write-in campaigns in the Aug. 5 primary.
All six candidates backed by the local party won the right to appear on the ballot in November, based on results released Friday by the Livingston County Board of Canvassers
That means voters in the townships of Green Oak, Hamburg, and Putnam will have the chance to choose bipartisan government for their communities instead of seeing Republican candidates unopposed on the ballot in November.
The candidates nominated by write-in are:
Livingston County Commission, District 8 – Dave Buckland.
Green Oak Township – Matt Evans, supervisor.
Hamburg Township – Debby Buckland, clerk; Linda Taylor, treasurer; Shannon Piper, trustee.
Putnam Township – Mike Porath, supervisor.
No one party has a monopoly on good ideas, so the fact that Livingston County will have contested races for these positions is good news for voters.
Bipartisan government truly is the best government. It provides a check on excesses by either side. It allows a wider range of voices from within the community to be heard. It includes new people with different skills and ideas about how to make our communities more livable places.
Let the campaigns begin!
2 comments:
Ummm, why didn't they just file for the seat correctly in the first place?
And why are your state rep. candidates breaking the law and getting fined because they don't get their finance reports filed on time?
Sorry, Judy, this doesn't exactly make the Livingston County democrats look like a group that has their act together.
If you people can't even follow the most basic rules when it comes for running for office, what can we expect if these people are elected?
And you know that if this had been the other way around, if the Republicans were screwing up like this, you'd be all over it.
You owe us an explanation, Judy.
There is nothing incorrect about a write in campaign. I think you need to get your facts straight.
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