Comments on: Harmon, Froehlich Bill Provides DuPage Candidates With Equal Ballot Access http://www.wurfwhile.com/blog/2008/06/01/harmon-froehlich-bill-provides-dupage-candidates-with-equal-ballot-access/ Insight - Foresight - Hindsight Mon, 01 Dec 2008 17:16:08 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.5 By: Hiram Wurf http://www.wurfwhile.com/blog/2008/06/01/harmon-froehlich-bill-provides-dupage-candidates-with-equal-ballot-access/#comment-100941 Hiram Wurf Wed, 04 Jun 2008 03:02:19 +0000 http://www.wurfwhile.com/blog/?p=1722#comment-100941 Hi RedPickUpTruck and Audie, RedPickUpTruck (<a href="http://www.washingtonmonthly.com/archives/individual/2007_05/011261.php" rel="nofollow">is it Fred's</a> - had to ask) part of the process - Democratic, Republican and now Green Party is to slate candidates for seats where no one has submitted nominating petitions. While I would agree that having candidates getting to know voters earlier in primaries, particularly contested primaries (a rarity in all three parties), is preferable - there's no doubt that candidates who do not go out and meet the voters are at a substantial disadvantage in the race. Since slating candidates just puts them on the ballot in the general election, where a vote is still needed to win elected office, voters still have the ultimate say. Offering voters a choice of candidates in the general election strikes me as a much better way to go than to not offer a choice. Audie, couldn't agree more about the "happy development." Hi RedPickUpTruck and Audie,

RedPickUpTruck (is it Fred’s - had to ask) part of the process - Democratic, Republican and now Green Party is to slate candidates for seats where no one has submitted nominating petitions. While I would agree that having candidates getting to know voters earlier in primaries, particularly contested primaries (a rarity in all three parties), is preferable - there’s no doubt that candidates who do not go out and meet the voters are at a substantial disadvantage in the race. Since slating candidates just puts them on the ballot in the general election, where a vote is still needed to win elected office, voters still have the ultimate say. Offering voters a choice of candidates in the general election strikes me as a much better way to go than to not offer a choice.

Audie, couldn’t agree more about the “happy development.”

]]> By: Audie Rouget http://www.wurfwhile.com/blog/2008/06/01/harmon-froehlich-bill-provides-dupage-candidates-with-equal-ballot-access/#comment-98972 Audie Rouget Mon, 02 Jun 2008 19:30:05 +0000 http://www.wurfwhile.com/blog/?p=1722#comment-98972 I'm very happy about this development. I've reviewed the revised statute, and it will ensure all Illinois counties will be subject to the same, fair rule. From what I can tell, all state senators voted unanimously to approve this measure. I’m very happy about this development. I’ve reviewed the revised statute, and it will ensure all Illinois counties will be subject to the same, fair rule. From what I can tell, all state senators voted unanimously to approve this measure.

]]> By: RedPickUpTruck http://www.wurfwhile.com/blog/2008/06/01/harmon-froehlich-bill-provides-dupage-candidates-with-equal-ballot-access/#comment-98738 RedPickUpTruck Mon, 02 Jun 2008 14:13:25 +0000 http://www.wurfwhile.com/blog/?p=1722#comment-98738 “We are now going to have equality in DuPage.” Is this a joke, So will the dems actually walk and get the signatures? Wurf, what does it matter? The DEM's go around the process and slate the candidates anyway, right? “We are now going to have equality in DuPage.”

Is this a joke, So will the dems actually walk and get the signatures?

Wurf, what does it matter? The DEM’s go around the process and slate the candidates anyway, right?

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