As assessor, Ivie would face taxpayers who want lower values and fewer taxes. Yet she would represent a city that would benefit from higher values and higher taxes. Reconciling the two points of view while holding the two offices would be impossible. Holding two local offices simultaneously could defeat the whole purpose of representative government. If it's not illegal, it ought to be.
County government is no place for a two-seater.
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