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Show - -Editorial ":'Vrs hvprirmf : :Cod?j-d Tuesday Lkciion officials are afraid not many voters will go l.o the effort to cast their ballots in next Tuesday's jifimn-y ejection. toj (.,nc thing, this year's election comes soon than it ha; ih the past - a move calculated to give the can-(!i(i;,l- for the final election more time for cam- paig; . A:; n.oult, despite all of the campaign rhetoric and visit:.; -m candidates, it just doesn't feel like election time. Nevertheless, there are several important races that will be decided next Tuesday, and we feel strongly that it is the voters responsibility to see that they take an active art in making those decisions. Most important for Utah County is the race between J. Onicl Miner and Keith Ilichan for Utah County Commissioner. Com-missioner. The race is important because the winner of that rsce will be the next two-year Utah County Commissioner, Com-missioner, since the Republican candidate will run vujo; .wed in the general election. Mirier, who says his previous residencies in Spanish Fork and Tleasant Grove, coupled with his current-home current-home in Edgemont, enable him to represent all of the county, is mounting a challenge to the so-called "gentlemen's "gen-tlemen's agreement" which calls for geographical representation from the north, central and south part of the county on the three-member commission. That race could be an important one for the northern part of the county. Three of the five seats on the Alpine School District Board of Education will also be part of Tuesday's primary, as four candidates vie for each of the seats. The primary election will be used to pare that number to two. One of those seats is based exclusively in Orem, but the other two will be chosen in Pleasant Grove and American Fork. Two incumbants are seeking reelection. re-election. Tuesday's primary will give local residents an opportunity to say whether or not they approve of the way the board's handled several problems facing local education recently. 1 Lehi and part of American Fork will be choosing a Republican candidate to take Neal Evans's place in the Utah Mouse of Representatives. Although that candidate can-didate will face Democratic opposition, he will be running with strong support in Utah County. That makes the primary important for that race. Finally, Utah County voters will have the chance to get in their two cents' worth in the horse race for governor j with local polls showing both the Democratic and Republicans running neck and neck. Although several candidates have similar platforms, they all have different personalities and styles which will be reflected in their terms if they are elected. What this all means is that, even though it doesn't feel like election time, local residents should make every effort to get out and vote next Tuesday in what will be for some a crucial election. It's an important responsibility, and one no registered voter should shirk. A healthy turnout on Tuesday could make a world of difference over the next four years - it all depends on you. |