I second Mike Denny's "thank you" to Mike Dilger for deciding to
become a candidate! However, Mike (Dilger), I'm not sorry you asked
them that question at the Department of Elections, and the woman's
reaction confirms that any embarrassment in it being asked was on their
side, not yours. IRV may have lost in the courts, but the courts (in my
opinion) were wrong. I think it was a political decision designed to
help Gavin Newsom get elected mayor, and the Elections Department (or
at least its director, Jon Artz) ought to be held accountable for their
role in it.
Yours in liberty,
<<< Starchild >>>
Hi Mike,
IRV lost in the courts for this election. There is nothing like
running for office to teach you the issues. Feel free to use this
group for support while you do this. People I've met on the campaign
say it's good to make your big mistakes when you are a rookie, when
people notice little. I say the DOE is just a small audience and
wouldn't worry about it.Do your best not to be too aggressive in your approach when getting
started. Just go with the flow until you get the feel of things. If
you have questions, ask US before confronting THEM. Then formulate
your position and go.Thank you so much for running. It will be a defining moment in your
life. Once again, please feel free to work closely with our team.Best regards
Michael Denny
From: Mike Dilger [mailto:mike@mikedilger.com]
Sent: Mon 9/29/2003 4:53 PM
To: lpsf-discuss@yahoogroups.com
Cc:
Subject: [lpsf-discuss] IRV in SF
I just got back from the dept of elections (picked up in-lieu of
filing
fee petition forms for US Representative 8th district).
While I was down there, I asked the lady at the desk what was going on
with Instant Runoff Voting. I got a strange reaction from her. She
slowly half smiled, looked down, and then proceeded to talk about the
elections that were coming up, but didn't answer my question in the
slightest. I had to ask her point blank if the coming election would
be
using IRV, and she didn't answer. She didn't even say "I don't know"
but turned around and made herself busy with something. I didn't
press
her (this time).
I highly suspect that she was either counciled on how to respond, or
she
has some feeling of guilt. That is what it seemed like to me, at
least. I've never had anyone respond to me in such a way.
If IRV isn't implemented, I may just file a lawsuit.
-Mike
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