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Under the current system, the mayor is elected every two years by the City Council from among its nine members. Michael A. Sullivan has held the mayoral office since 2002.
With $60 a month considered a generous wage for a fresh, up-country reporter, the temptation to leverage one's press card is considerable. The system, says Espina-Varona, "is not just saying, 'Let's be a little tolerant of corruption.' It's actually saying, 'This is what you have...
Less than four months after George W. Bush’s victory over John F. Kerry, I thought I could take a breather from the insanity of elections. But there was the overstuffed envelope in my mailbox—my absentee ballot. Apparently I had overlooked local elections, and for...
Percolating through America is an overwhelming apathy toward local government. Turnout ranges from bad to worse in local elections across the country. For example, in Los Angeles two thirds of registered voters turn out for Presidential elections, but only half that many turn out for a mayoral election.
Second, a single election day will alleviate election and campaign burnout. Many voters felt overwhelmed by the November election and are turned off by the “permanent campaign” of national politics. Staggering local elections with national elections only makes this burnout worse. For example, the mayoral...