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I got my list and was pleased to see things like Auditor and Coroner, but why no state senator or state representative? There's also no judicial branch to be f
by padobson 10y ago
I got my list and was pleased to see things like Auditor and Coroner, but why no state senator or state representative?
There's also no judicial branch to be found, which may not matter much for the Federal Supreme Court, because they're appointed, but just about every jurisdiction I fall under, State Supreme, State Appeals, Local Criminal, Local family, has an elected judge.
Judges tend to be a major source of ballot fatigue, because nobody knows who they are. You could argue that's a good thing, because then only informed voters are selecting them, but you could also argue that it's a bad thing, because only the self-interested are voting for them.
- rbcgerard 10y agoYeah, also does have all the other elected officials for districts (school, fire, etc.)
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- camiller 10y agoCoroner is an elected position where you live? At any rate, I did get my state senator and mayor, but no city council rep. Around here judges are not elected, but we do vote to remove or retain judges. Generally every year there will be one or two that someone is campaigning to have removed.
- padobson 10y ago>Coroner is an elected position where you live? Sure is. I heard an anecdote through a common friend that a past coroner, who wasn't personally political, was running for office. My friend, a Republican, asked why the coroner was running as a Democrat. The coroner replied, "Because this is Trumbull County and I want to be coroner." Anywho, it's often an uncontested race, as it was in 2016: http://www.boe.co.trumbull.oh.us/pdfs/Results_16P.pdf http://www.boe.co.trumbull.oh.us/pdfs/Results_16P.pdf