tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4061483.post116308004331272617..comments2023-07-25T07:12:58.447-05:00Comments on John Deeth Blog: Soil and Water: Fundamentally UndemocraticJohnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09749260349116845928noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4061483.post-1165960312913016292006-12-12T15:51:00.000-06:002006-12-12T15:51:00.000-06:00Hey! I agree that the election method for Soil an...Hey! <BR/><BR/>I agree that the election method for Soil and Water is flaky, but to say Ed was rejected by the voters and should resign is a little extreme.<BR/><BR/>With fewer than two percentage points separating him from Terry, I'd say they both had a fair amount of support.<BR/><BR/>This is an unpaid elected position that few people understand or care about, and nobody is running who is looking for an ego trip.<BR/><BR/>We usually have to recruit (i.e. beg)people to file for this position. When I was elected as a commissioner three years ago, there were no declared candidates, and my last-second write-in campaign yielded 33 votes - more than enough to win.<BR/><BR/>I appreciate your talking up the JCSWCD - we can use the ink.<BR/><BR/>Dave Parsons<BR/>Chair, JCSWCDAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com