Chesapeake considers ditching May elections

Chesapeake is the latest city to consider joining the new century and eliminating the idiotic May elections designed to depress turnout and have the local machines control City Council races.

The same dumb comments that were untrue in other cities are even sillier in Chesapeake. Check out this mound of brilliance:

“It would immediately turn partisan,” said Councilman C.E. “Cliff” Hayes Jr., chairman of the Chesapeake Democratic Committee. (Virginian-Pilot)

The Democrat Chairman is on City Council!!!! For crying out loud, to any normal person, that’s the definition of partisan!

Chesapeake political parties endorse candidates for City Council and School Board. Reports were full of how the Republican-endorsed slate had victory after victory.

If you think Chesapeake races aren’t partisan, you’re blind.

Oh, and here’s a lovely perennial argument. Proponents of May elections think voters are stupid.

“The good news is, you’d get more people to the polls,” said Pete Burkhimer, chairman of the Chesapeake Republican Party. “But do they come to the polls better informed, or do they just flip a coin for the local races?”

Sorry, Pete. May voters aren’t inherently brilliant. November voters aren’t stupid. If a campaign gets ignored, it’s because it didn’t campaign well.

If you had elections in November this year, you’d share the ballot with one other race – Randy Forbes. No mass confusion. Voters can walk and chew gum. They can vote for Congress and vote for local races. Easy!

Let’s understand. May elections are designed to get low turnout. Ask why, and who benefits from it, and you’ll understand how keeping them in May has very little defense left.

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