They're scattered throughout a number of volumes, on different pages for different matters. There are different rules for school elections, fire district elections, recreation district elections, Supreme Court elections and general elections. Voters are expected to know, for example, that final elections for Supreme Court justices occur at the same time and on the same ballot as party primaries. They are expected to track down correct polling places with barely legible maps. They are expected to care.
Voters deserve better than being wearied, confused and discouraged by the election process.
It's time for the Legislature to overhaul those antiquated laws and give real democracy a chance. Express Publishing Inc. All Rights reserved. Reproduction in whole or in part in any form or medium without express written permission of Express Publishing Inc. is prohibited.