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Not a bad plan Stan. Preferable to the current system. I prefer the district sysstrm but could see this as a viable plan as well.

Commented: Tuesday, March 26th, 2024 @ 1:35 pm By: Gary Ceres

John Steed: The only other plan I will endorse to elect commissioners is one that Steve Rader proposed to me which makes sense on every level:

It is simply this: Commissioners run every 2 years, with the electorate having 7 votes each two years, with a total of each citizen having the right to vote 14 times over a four year period, or less if there is a strategic plan afoot to elect Conservatives or RINOs or Democratic Socialists.

I could handle that since I am in the media /journalism /education business as well as many others.

Since I am in the business of knowing stuff, I will never support districts unless those district can be tempered by electing the Chairman and Vice Chairman at large.

We have enough corruption in Beaufort County. Commissioners running myopically in a district would only become a breeding ground to foment more, and compound the existing problem at some great lengths.

Commented: Tuesday, March 26th, 2024 @ 1:29 pm By: Stan Deatherage

I agree with you John Sneed I do prefer to have two year terms rather than the four years I think that that is probably the best.

Commented: Tuesday, March 26th, 2024 @ 12:57 pm By: Gary Ceres

Gary Ceres is sucking up to the clique. Are they shoving a few bucks his way?

Commented: Tuesday, March 26th, 2024 @ 12:09 pm By: Hood Richardson

I do agree that there is some validation to having Commissioners elected on every two year basis. I think that is a good point. However I think it's a horrible idea to have Commissioners elected countywide instead of by districts. Here's why.

When it's County Wide you could have three or four Republicans and maybe one Democrat or vice versa on the ballot since you only get one vote for a commissioner you're actually dividing the vote for your party there by limiting just how many members of your party can be elected even if the majority vast majority of the voters want a particular party's candidates to be elected. So instead of electing say eight Republican commissioners based on districts we might only elect seven or six because one Republican is taking the votes away from another Republican because you only get one vote thereby dividing the conservative vote. The same would be true for the other side. And then I deal world I would favor the district map with two year terms staggered. But we don't live in an Ideal World unfortunately so I believe that the petition is the best option that we have right now to rectify a situation in which voters votes are diluted we're only getting one vote for commissioner when there may be several different commissioners that would otherwise be elected by District.

Commented: Tuesday, March 26th, 2024 @ 11:44 am By: Gary Ceres

Actually Hoodie, the commissioners just don't vote for you. I will add calling republicans in BC liberal just isn't accurate. Hell, the democrats aren't even what most would call liberal. The truth is your position on most issues is so far to the right most find they don't agree. Plus, you're just mean.

MAGA- they can't govern

Commented: Tuesday, March 26th, 2024 @ 9:42 am By: Big Bob

Countrygirl1411: It is a simple mathematical equation as to whether the People of Beaufort County get more representation or less.

The current plan gives the citizens of Beaufort County 2 votes for individual commissioners every 4 years; The current plan gives the citizens of Beaufort County 2 votes for individual commissioners every 4 years; The plan proposed by Hood Richardson, which I endorse, would give the citizens of Beaufort County 3 votes for individual commissioners every 4 years.

Commented: Tuesday, March 26th, 2024 @ 9:04 am By: Stan Deatherage

The local GOP is not knowledgeable enough on issues such as the Election of Commissioners to pose any petitions for consideration, not unless they have the capability to properly explain what it is they are doing, and why they are doing it, and how that it is a benefit to Beaufort County's electorate.

When groups come together to undue what already exists without having a cogent replacement, they are not making a positive difference, and therefore are not providing a benefit.

When there is a besmirchment of the Republican brand, a brand built by others here locally, who are certainly not included within this newly minted group of "progressive" activists, you have to wonder: Why all the heavy lifting to achieve the local GOP's backward movement regarding Beaufort County voters' representation on the county commission?

Commented: Tuesday, March 26th, 2024 @ 12:42 am By: Stan Deatherage