It's been a while since my last post. I took a week off to visit my mom and brother in Indianapolis.
Today, I went to my polling place and voted in the primary election. About 25 people had voted by 7:20 a.m.
Oklahoma needs to adopt open primaries.
The County Commission District 3 race is a good example why. Democrats and independents likely won't have any participation in the election of their county commissioner.
The candidates are running in the Republican primary. The Democrats didn't field a candidate. There could be an independent candidate file to run in the November election, but it's doubtful. Many voters won't be able to decide who represents them on the county commission.
I realize there are hazards in an open primary. In some races, voters will cross party lines, and vote against the strongest opposing party candidate. In theory, setting up their party candidate for victory in November.
We could do away with party primaries completely, and put a full slate of Republicans and Democrats in a July election with the two candidates receiving the most votes battling in November.
I'm sure this idea won't fly. It would be like Division I football doing away with the bowl system in favor of a championship playoff. It'll never happen, but it's fun to discuss.
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