[Vision2020] City council elections-immediate appt. of Mr. Ament

[Donovan Arnold]

Dan,

Just because a law is broken in the past, it does not
justify the continuation of the violation in the
present and future. 

I am not a legalist, but I think blocking an elected
official from taking office for months and taking
votes on important issues is a pretty serious
violation against the majority of voters that elected
him into office.

In addition, I think that Lewiston has the proper
understanding of the state law. What right and reason
does an appointed person have to a position on the
council over that of an elected person?

Take Care,

Donovan J Arnold




--- Dan Carscallen <areaman at moscow.com> wrote:

> In case people don't remember, Ms. Chaney also
> replaced someone for her
> two-year position.  She was sworn in at the first
> meeting in January,
> just like Linda Pall, John Dickinson, and Jack Hill
> were.
> 
> Maybe that is not the "Letter" of the law, but I'm
> sure it is the
> "spirit".
> 
> If there is a case in Idaho where the "new guy" was
> installed prior to
> the rest of the newly elected, I'd be curious to
> know.
> 
> DC
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Donovan Arnold
> [mailto:donovanjarnold2005 at yahoo.com] 
> Sent: Sunday, November 13, 2005 4:24 PM
> To: Dan Carscallen; vision2020 at moscow.com
> Subject: RE: [Vision2020] City council
> elections-immediate appt. of Mr.
> Ament
> 
> 
> Dan,
> 
> Unfortunately it is not about Aaron. It is about
> following the will of the people. If the law says
> the
> term shall run from November 2005- January of 2008,
> then that is the time it shall be. It does not
> matter
> if Aaron is willing to start casting votes in
> February
> of 2007 as long as it is fine with Jon and Nancy. 
> 
> It is important that the city follow state law when
> casting votes. If a ruling comes down where Jon
> makes
> a deciding vote, the decision can be challenged in
> court because he was not legally a voting member of
> the council. If you think the zoning code issue is a
> fiasco now, throw that monkey wrench in there and
> see
> what happens.  
> 
> Take Care,
> 
> -DJA
> 
> 
> 
> 
> --- Dan Carscallen <areaman at moscow.com> wrote:
> 
> > "Balance of original term" means two years.  Why
> > have multiple
> > "swear-ins"? Get it all done in January, just like
> > it always has been in
> > the past.
> > 
> > I'm pretty sure Aaron can wait 'til January.  Just
> > like Nancy Chaney did
> > back in the 03 election.
> > 
> > DC
> > 
> >
>
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