Vote County Interests in the 2024 Republican Primary – Cross-over Votes Needed

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Updated – Sep 7, 2023. 

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County GOP Leadership – Precincts. The direction of the county is heavily influenced by just a few people.  Six of 11 precinct chairs (a majority) and their like-minded co-chairs can elect a new GOP chair.    All 11 precincts will be on the 2024 ballot.

Sept 7, 2023. IPR 2024 Budget Hearings; Public Meeting Reqs.  Development and management of the budget is the core task of the county council.  Our closed (monopoly) of government is not capable of producing the quality of results all citizens should expect.

Aug 28, 2023 – Updated. Post 2.  Council Meeting – Sept 5, 2023, – NEW commissioner assistant position or a “4th commissioner”?     County GOP wanting more control …

Aug 15, 2022. Post 1. Vote County Interests in the 2024 Republican Primary – Cross-over Votes Needed 

Non-partisan – Local Elections. This will be the first in a series of posts that are intended to engage voters in the 2024 primary election in supporting a more deliberate strategy to improve the quality of county government. This strategy can be supported by Democrats as well as Republicans that can choose to support a non-partisan county platform in the May 2024 Republican primary.

A platform could include what a candidate identifies as specific goals, objectives, and feedback indicators. A platform could also be developed for a slate of preferred candidates. An example of a 2024 County Election – Non-Partisan Platform – WIP. Another example:Nonpartisan Political Platform.   For the 2020 election,  the Democrat candidates for Commissioner and Council developed their platform (positions). Republican candidates did not.

Monopoly on Power. Brown County has a one-party monopoly on political power which is never a good thing. A monopoly represents a closed system that is the least effective in producing the best results for everyone. Centralization of power always corrupts and a closed system can lead to the moral corruption of those that work within the system. Consequently, among the responsibilities of citizens is to prevent corruption. Among the best antidotes is transparency that at a minimum, includes the publication of government meeting agendas, minutes, and audio.

Precincts. The primary election determines the winners in the November county elections. Next year’s primary ballot will also include the election of the 11 precinct chairs.  The precinct chairs, who appoint their vice chairs, elect the party chair and other officers including Vice-chair, secretary, and treasurer.   The Party Chair does not have to be a precinct chair or vice chair (?)

History – Cross-Overs. Reportedly, the county has always had a one-party monopoly on political power that transitioned from Democrat to Republican. Many candidates who at one time voted as Democrats, have crossed over to the Republican party in order to get elected  The school board elections are non-partisan as are the Nashville town council elections.  In the 2022 county elections. Ron Sanders was not the preferred GOP commissioner candidate and the cross-over vote in the primary helped him get the votes needed to win. His opponent was running for an unprecedented 3rd consecutive term.  Are voluntary term limits a good thing?

Top Management. In America by law (see Constitution), We the People are “top management.”  We can hold elected and appointed officials “accountable” for actions supporting desired changes but we always retain responsibility for the outcomes. Our Constitution and Bill of Rights were designed with checks and balances on power to enable us to work towards “a more perfect Union” and county.  This requires us to identify what we define as more perfect and identify the feedback needed to assess results. We also need a method for determining what change results in improvement.   The Brown County Leader Network supports this strategy.

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