[Vision2020] Latah County Courthouse Expansion Bond Election

[Robert Probasco]

I view this response as an excuse, not an answer.  

Sure, there are many districts.  So why not focus on 2 or 3 election
*days* during the 12-month year and have all necessary ballots ready at
those times?  Perhaps two rooms would be needed to separate different
constituancies, but that is doable.  If some districts have only one
ballot, so be it.  If other districts have two or more ballots, would not
this be more efficient (for the voter, at least)?

Are there any federal/state/county laws which prohibit voting on
additional issues during a specific election day?
Bob Probasco

On Fri, 10 Jan 2003 17:14:54 -0800, "Chris Storhok"
<cstorhok@latah.id.us> said:
> It would be nice to combine all the elections, however it is not possible.
> Any other election the county would combine with would have to be county
> wide.  There is not one taxing district in Latah County that is county
> wide.
> For example Latah County has six school districts, two road districts,
> numerous cemetary districts, fire districts, ambulance districts, several
> recreation districts, and sewer and/or water districts none of which are
> county wide.
> Consequently, the next county wide election would be the general elections
> in 2004.
> 
> Thanks for your comments,
> Jack Nelson, Commissioner
> 
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: vision2020-admin@moscow.com [mailto:vision2020-admin@moscow.com]On
> Behalf Of Robert Probasco
> 
> On Fri, 10 Jan 2003 16:41:20, "Jack Nelson" <jnelson@latah.id.us> said:
> 
> 3.   This bond election cannot be combined with another local election
> this spring or fall.  The next opportunity to combine this issue with
> another election would be the general elections in 2004.
> 
> Why not?
> 
> I've heard this statement made concerning other elections, and no
> rational explanation has ever been advanced.  Some mumbling about
> different districts or different constituancies is put forth.  So what?
> A little bureaucratic grease whould enable the paper shufflers to work
> this out.
> 
> Or is there some deep, fundamental problem which requires us voters to
> trudge out several times a year and spend two seconds marking an X on a
> ballot?
> 
> Robert Probasco

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