Across America voters are embracing off year elections because they're good for Democracy Off year elections allow voters, newspapers and community organizations to give more attention to county elections. Think back to 2008 - important votes were lost amongst the noise and excitement of the presidential campaigns. Approve Amendment 2 for less expensive campaigns. Approving 2 will make campaigns less expensive and reduce the power of money in politics. When candidates don't need to compete for attention with Barack Obama or John McCain they can run less expensive campaigns. This will open the door for more people to consider running for public office. Voting yes on 2 works well with voting yes on 1 A yes on both Amendments 1 and 2 is needed to fully adopt off year elections. Adopting only one of the proposed amendments would split county elections - some on even years and some on odd years. Approving Amendment 2 is a good idea no matter what your position on Ranked Choice Voting if you love RCV or hate it, moving to off year elections is a good idea. RCV is more challenging for voters and historically has worked best in off year elections.
Committee Members: Doug Richardson, John Herr, and Alex Hays, 253-756-7836