Kent City Council to consider nonpartisan city elections process

[RandySF]

The Kent charter review commission has recommended that the city’s mayoral and city council elections will no longer be partisan. At 7 p.m. July 9, Kent City Council will decide whether to put the change to voters in the November general election.

If council agrees and voters approve the charter change, candidates would not declare a party affiliation. Primary elections would still be held when more than two people file for mayor or council. The two candidates who get the most votes would advance to the general election.

Primaries would also be held when more than six people file for Kent’s three at-large council seats. Those elections would also be nonpartisan, and the six with the most votes would advance to the general election ballot.

If two or fewer people file for a single seat, or if six or less people file for Kent’s at-large seats, no primary election would be held, at least as far as candidates go. The candidates’ names would simply appear on a nonpartisan general election ballot.


https://theportager.com/kent-city-council-to-consider-nonpartisan-city-elections-process/

[werdna]

1. This does not bode well -

Another attempt to put more Republicans in control of this liberal community. There are several members of city council who are closeted conservatives masquerading as Democrats and running under that party moniker. It would be so much easier to seat more Republicans if they don't have to identify under the increasingly embarrassing association with Trumps party.