Wednesday, October 17, 2012

County Ballot Questions

Voters will note that there is a crowded ballot this year, full of county and state questions in addition to the candidates for office. The high number of County Charter Amendment questions is largely a result of the recommendations of the Charter Review Commission, which is assembled once every ten years. To make it onto the ballot, each of these county questions had to receive 5 votes (a super-majority) on the 7-member County Council. I voted for each of the 15 county questions that made it onto the ballot. The questions I voted against did not make it onto the ballot.

Below, I summarize the county questions and give some brief insight into them, including my position. For a more thorough review, please see this link on the County Council website: AACO Ballot Questions