Democracy? Democracy means giving voters a choice. We don’t like to do that in Clermont County.
This November, we will be electing our city, village, and township officers. In eight of our fourteen townships, only one person is running for trustee. No township has a contested race for fiscal officer. Five of thirteen villages do not have a contested race for council. In over half of the villages, there is no contested race for Mayor. Remember that the candidate with the most votes wins. In an uncontested race, one vote is all it takes. Candidates don’t have to persuade anyone that she or he is the right person for the job so long as they vote for themselves. READ MORE
