By Jane Muir
A little known fact about Marsh Creek Elections —
You don’t have to vote for three people and if you want to see your candidate of choice win, you probably shouldn’t.
There are three open positions and four candidates. The three candidates with the most votes will become board members. You should only vote for candidates that you really want to see on the board. Otherwise, by voting for a candidate you don’t really want to get elected, you are adding to their number of votes and negating your vote for the candidate of your choice.
Just learned this little tidbit and thought it would be helpful for others to know as well.
USE ALL OF YOUR VOTES
A recent post pointed out that Marsh Creek members may limit their voting in the upcoming Board of Directors election to a single candidate. The implication being that doing so is the best way to ensure that your preferred candidate is elected. Not only does this practice tend to promote the election of polarizing candidates beholden to a segment of the community as opposed to the whole, but it fundamentally misunderstands the goal of the election. It is not a beauty pageant. We are not attempting to designate “The Winner”. Rather, we are identifying the three (3) best candidates to serve on our Board of Directors. If you are not familiar with all of the candidates, solicit advice from a friend or someone who is familiar with community matters.
Remember that regardless of how you personally vote, three (3) candidates are going to be elected. Use all of your votes to make certain that the best three (3) candidates are elected. Don’t throw away two (2) of your votes just because you have a favorite candidate.
On the other hand, if you are perfectly happy with the prospect of three of the candidates as board members, but are definitely opposed to one, probably best to vote for your three favorites.
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