Candidates could use help
Add comment January 9th, 2009
I just got off the phone with Ald. Jeff Holt, who called to talk about this morning’s editorial.
Holt thinks election officers should do more to inform candidates about the rules. He offered a couple of suggestions. Election officials could provide a one-page “Here are the top 10 things to be aware of” when candidates get their petitions. Or, he said, election officials could host informational meetings to provide information.
Holt said the information is available. When he first ran he had to learn things as he went along, but it would have been easier if he would have had some guidance.
I think Holt’s suggestions have merit. How about the rest of you?
