Sheriff Daryl Wheeler On Ranked Choice Voting
Proposition 1 is being marketed as the ticket to “Open Primaries” by its supporters, but it’s really NOT. It is a Ranked Choice Voting scheme in which you get 3 ranked choice votes, for a single person.
I am one of the many people who are dissatisfied with our current Closed Primary system. Right now, a very small group of people are able to control who gets on the Republican ballot. I believe that real Open Primaries will correct this. I know that a conservative candidate with a good campaign can win in an Open Primary. As a matter of fact, I handily won my first Primary election in 2008, which was an Open Primary!
3 reasons to oppose Proposition 1:
- It does NOT improve the current situation. It only makes it worse.
- It will dilute the one person, one vote. Your top pick will be corrupted by your 2nd and 3rd choices.
- It will make recounts nearly impossible.
For these reasons and more, please vote “NO” on Proposition 1.
Thank you!
Bonner County Sheriff Daryl Wheeler
2009 to the present 2024
Sheriff, you should understand the topic before commenting on it. And don’t spread false information on this measure. That only hinders our Constitutional
Democratic Republic.
Go and study yourself, it is a Constitutional Republic, and the Sheriff’s information is spot on! Prop 1 has nothing to do with open primaries, they were told not to call it that and did anyhow.
The Sheriff does in fact understand the issue and is correct.