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Curti, Carolyn From: Seat: Thursday, February 27, 2003 4:45 Phil To; carelyn .curti @ci.roseville_ma.us Subject: Prmary Election Task Force Nits. Curti, ]'Nye signed up for the Primary Election Task Force and will be unable to attend tonight. WOUld though like to express my concerns. ani opposed to eliminating the Primary elections. Elrmmating the in 1'1-1111ariies'. though on the sur ace looking attnactive ors �1 money serer, OIC 1011g RM is more costly to the city 1-is it allows otherwise weak candidates, representing lr small self serving group, the chance to Llssunic power. Allowing minority interest rather than IrccoLrl�tal�ility to (lie whole DoMMUllity be the guiding fora: for the city. The Primary system allows all interested parties to present their best effort. If they ti-ianage to make it through this initial soiling process, the field has been narrowed enough to al iow real issues to be argued ainolly a few strong candidates. The voters get a real chance. to hear what the candidates have to say, and n-iake well considered cols -Lparlsons, The Winner of the general eleMOH then could be said to have a true mandate, representing the people as a whole. That person having moron by an actual majority, instead of the n-iost of what was left. Eliminating the Primaries, especially at a time when several offices %Krill be decided, turns the whole affair into a card trick . Pick a card, any card, Eliminating the Primaries, especially at this thue too, smacks of back alley politicking. If eliminating the Primaries were actually in the city's best interest, and not a political maneuver, tiles implementation of the new system should nDt go into CffeCt Until AFTER the next coming election. Only in this way would we be sure to elin- ilnate any hint of impropriety. Thank you for forward i ng my c one erms on to the Task Farce, Wendy Jed.11cka, C.P.P. Roseville, MN 6-51-636-0964