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Four Commissioners Don’t Want People
to Vote on District Elections
October 22, 2008
On August 5th, 2008 at the Buncombe County Commissioner’s Meeting, Chairman Nathan Ramsey made a motion to put District Elections on the
November Ballot. He wanted to give people the opportunity to vote on whether they would like better representation by the commissioners by
changing the way they are elected.
The county would be divided into 7 districts like, or similar to, our school districts and a commissioner would be required to live in the district he/she represented. There would be no At-Large elections. The voters would have better representation and it would cut the obscene costs of running for office.
Way back in April, 2000 Commissioner Bill Stanley said in an interview in the Mountain Xpress, written by Margaret Williams, We need to think seriously about district elections TO BETTER REPRESENT THE RURAL VOTERS.
Commissioner Stanley has known in his heart for 8 years that rural voters weren’t getting a fair deal but he wouldn’t second Chairman Ramsey’s motion. He, Commissioners Gantt, Young and Peterson just stared off into space and let the motion die.
THE GOOD NEWS
The candidates pictured above have signed a pledge that, if elected, they will see that the people get to vote on District Elections.
LET’S NOT FORGET
Commissioners David Gantt and Carol Peterson passed the Zoning Law in 2007 without a vote by the people. And they, along with Commissioner Bill Stanley, also did not allow the people an opportunity to vote on District Elections in November.
So when you’re in the little booth marking your ballot, please remember that and vote accordingly.
Citizens For Change meets the first Monday of every month at Shoney’s Restaurant, 6:00pm and everyone’s welcome. We can be reached at info@citizensforchange.us