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Show Sun Advocate Price, Utah Tjesday June 25, 2002 SA View of grassroots political process '(Continued from page 4A) date was to receive 60 percent of the nominating vote then that can-- . IJ ! L L. wm, oecommg uie ReMats would publican nominee, facing Jim Matheson from the Democrats in 'good answer?" a slight pause I replied. "Well the Democratic Party has left the working man and me behind. Historically the Democrats were supposed to represent the After k November. With instant runoff voting ballots have 12 positions, num- working man and they have evolved gsked going "why" to go and delegates selection. After transfer- 1? L. 18D8S J uio ling represeming uw Hr didates and ranking them first choice to last place the ballots are to be a lot," he said. " meet I am Tim Bridgewater and guide him around Carbon County to meet the state submitted for counting Conceptually what then happens is that a gross count is made (in this case there were approximately 1100 delegates and ballots for the delegates. Being as you are getting off work now, are you going to sleep right away or will you be up awhile and sleep later? We would like to . placed in piles of each first choice, first candidate pick. Ffh p3e is counted looking for a 60 percent of the votes. If no candidate re- tot I laughed and told how I was "bribed" with a ride for a vote. Dave H. laughed and said that if I would pledge a vote for Tim Bridgewater he would give me a ride also. Finding the South Town Expo wasn't the problem and even though yre arrived earty, parking spaces were few and for between. Cruising in and around elected to get behind a somewhat illegally parked car outside of the parking striping at the endof a rowona dead ended drive through spot Before leaving my Vehicle there, two other cars pulled I up along side and completely plugged the drive through. Immediately after that four other cars did the same on the row behind. The scenario inside the Expo Center was much better than last years 3 ring circus I had helped host . There was a 20 foot tower with a tenor soloist singing patriotic songs. Present were three, four, and five piece bands with trombone, free m drinks, soda, water, of and lots literature cones, lots were being passed out And there was a huge 40 foot blimp complete with battery propeller and remote' ice-crea- control cruising overhead inside of the building v The 2nd Congressional District had 12 candidates running for the Republican nomination. The Republican Party had previousiy adopfod a new concept called IRV; instant runoff voting Procedurally if a candi be ao commonplace that we will no longer trust anyone. Ameri' .. cam are not the force that they once were. Yet we must do our part-even if it is only a small part-t- o turn the tide. ' If we accept politeness asa way of life, perhaps it will rub offon others. We know that when we are polite to someone and offer them a courtesy, it makes us feel good. We feel a sense of ptishment We can only hope that the recipient will pass on that courtewto another. Iflswlneaalinflnlw kmdneaa. And eventuaDythat minor uct of kindness will be magnified many times over. The tragic events of Sept 11 snowed us thatwe can be polite. The tough assignment will be to maintain that politeness. . ; v.,r- : accom-flowi- GoneenaJohnson ' Price ' Editor ' s . . . iftankHnF mce - . Canals no longerhandleOood control : such vicious destruction within our borders. Although there was fear in our hearts that another attack could happen, Americans . . g, . -- i . j i a rfiiit. Hi prooiem km uuDon uouncy. ITood control, snow melt andor rain is a serious issue for Csi A is then eliminated. The ballots in Hie 11 pw are man redistributed as to the second enminarea caiKnoam . choice on each those ballots. Re- counting the piles looking for the magical 60 percent If, after any round of voting a candidate wins a 60 of first preference votes the count is over and that candidate Sra 88 penxmcouKkrcdlacfc ofrespect tod courto, to bei eentMSprobtem.yet41percertiiKGcatwlitiudtfacytreprtofthe. L.?JMted ce declared the winner, or until there are just two candidates left with less than 60 percent who will then face each other in the primary.. ..x M4repeoplta.'.b1d.otter.(47per. publican primary which is being held between Tim Bridgewater and John Swallow. Foblem is not going togp away, but will surely increase Mlu&behavior is so common that peoptestopbeing nice and actlikeeveiyoneelse.Cpcrcent). Them am distuibingfacts.ffthe trend ctaitinuesi rudeness will .ret,eBC0,,8fCTeaiwe,si,Ie,,, . ' : , sieve lamer Csrboavilk cmmEW GDQEuS The concession people had not anticipated the 3000 plus people that showed up for the nominating convention and they were horribly un- today (Tuesday) i areas of development which are aeoeranhicallv exposed to flood- - There isadedining sense of community.Itseasier to be inux .. Waiting in the auditorium for the vote count quickly became tedious. derstaffed and under supplied In other words delegates faced long lines, slow service and of course some mild pocketbook gouging by those present. Over two hours later the announcement came that the winnowing of the candidates was currently in the fifth round of elimination and the final count probably would take place for another hour. But that was enough for me. I figured the 10 o'clock news would have the juicy details. Hence came about the race for the 2nd Congressional District Re- eiSMlin,0Oceto,iew:r peoPeIre,ondeihererethewaylbey p?ilta,,reireottreirkiil(84 wins. If not, the last-plafinisher of each round is eliminated. The eliminated candidates pile of ballots is then redistributed with respect to the next preference. Recounting occurs until there is a round with a candidate receiving 60 percent of the votes, and he or she is why : Buckling up not only f-- saves lives, it's also the law in Utah! b c a - ? .J i t- : - (BtorePqsBpsstiSBi June 29th at the Tatting E3AYCOL Serious Liver Damage Muscular Weakness Castieview Hospital Cafeteria View ng - ' Politeness is part of brotherhood ceives 60 percent then the date with the least number of votes had been warned that parking was going to be a premium. Previ- me. . candi- I another fellow state delegate had asked me if he could get a ride with (Continued from pege 4A) memories that will Iasi sfife time, I would suggest you make plans for next time too. Afterieadingthearticteinthepaperjpenonallydiuvedownto First Wfesttocheckon the numberof garbage cans thatwere on the street I found erne in front of the theater, foe one we filled to over and one an the comer of Carbon Avenue and Main. There itanwraa one that has been placed there since we were there that night editor to the 2nd district). The ballots are then stop by and get you introduced." From there it was a forward to May 25 and the state Republican Party Nomination Convention at the South Town Expo in Sandy. ously Jim G. offered to pick me up where ever I wanted if I would pledge to vote for Tim Bridgewater. Dave H. Letters ber one, or first pick, ranking down to last position. Alphabetically the 12 candidates have a stick on label to transfer and rank the individual away. 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