Comments on: ‘Let Us Vote, SJ’; Voters, Not Council, Should Fill Vacancies

By: MUSCLEINABMW

MUSCLEINABMW — Tue, 29 Nov 2022 00:56:51 +0000

CURSE YOUR NAME! NEVER rank choice voting in SAN JOSE……top voter is WINNER TAKE ALL!

By: CA Patriot

CA Patriot — Fri, 25 Nov 2022 00:11:22 +0000

@JerryK, You do not have the correct understanding of the open seats. There was no 2nd place finisher and there would not have been one. The seats were not up for election until 2024 and were elected in the 2020 cycle.
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“Matt Mahan is a member of the San Jose City Council in California, representing District 10.
He assumed office on January 1, 2021. His current term ends on December 31, 2024.”
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Secondly, ranked choice voting is a terrible option with many flaws.
RCV opens itself up to too much gamesmanship in the campaigning process and would delay the election results even further than the already broken process that California uses, as all ballots would have to be in hand before the tabulation and elimination process could even begin to start – meaning weeks until the outcome is known.
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California needs to get its act together and start looking at how other states can determine election results on election day or at least within election week.
Benchmarking toward Best Known Methods in election integrity and tabulation is needed (states like Georgia, Tennessee, Florida, Texas and Wisconsin are in the top 10) California is in the bottom 5 with several races across California are still being decided.
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“Two weeks after Election Day, elections officials across California are still counting ballots. According to the California Secretary of State’s office, there were still about 335,000 ballots left to count as of Tuesday (Nov 22nd) morning.”

By: Jerry Krinock

Jerry Krinock — Thu, 24 Nov 2022 21:59:50 +0000

Another argument for rank choice voting. The seat could be offered to the second place finisher in the previous election. This checks both boxes – the voters get their (second) choice, and it’s cheap.

By: Ruth Callahan

Ruth Callahan — Sat, 19 Nov 2022 00:47:32 +0000

The citizens of District 8 and District 10 would be disenfranchised by the City Council voting in a political ally who may or may not endorse the agenda of the representative who’s seat has been vacated. The Council has made no secret of their feelings for the candidate who lost this election, allowing their names and likeness to be used to endorsement that candidate. The losing candidate boosted on every mailer and in every political stump speech that the she is candidate with the entire backing and endorsement of the San Jose City Council. Without a special election, four council members, plus the outgoing mayor, will be voting to enshrine two unelected people as incumbents in the 2024 election. This is not democratic and as the article states has only been done once before. The argument that its too expensive is a political red herring. You have a right to vote in your representatives so let city hall hear your voice.

By: My_Opinion

My_Opinion — Fri, 18 Nov 2022 20:44:29 +0000

We are 1000% in favor of voting for our representatives.

By: Vacancy Vaquero

Vacancy Vaquero — Fri, 18 Nov 2022 16:31:18 +0000

Does anyone understand the process of calling a special election? When are the dates on which such elections can be held? How far in advance of those dates must the city council call an election? How long would the filing period be for candidates? Would it be an all-mail election or would people be able to vote in person?