tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4157230973290376625.post1225965451345885135..comments2023-11-23T11:53:11.163-07:00Comments on Caldwell Guardian: Local Option Tax Will Be Considered By LegislaturePaul Alldredgehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10502379547952380365noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4157230973290376625.post-50411600208701467822012-01-12T21:56:52.523-07:002012-01-12T21:56:52.523-07:00That change is ridiculous. Let me see if I underst...That change is ridiculous. Let me see if I understand you correctly.<br />If there are 1000 registered voters and only 190 come out to vote (19%) the the winning candidate needs only 96 votes to win (50%+1). Easy math right? But if you want to recall him you have to get at least 200 voters to sign the petition for recall to get him back on the ballot. Then when the vote comes you have to win by a 2/3 majority. So lets assume he still has his 96 voters in his pocket who helped him get elected. You would still need 193 votes against to oust him. If you remember, 190 came out in the original election. 1/2 voted each way. For the recall 193 have to vote against. That is more than the total number for and against in the first election. The legislature needs to change that law back to what it used to say cuz this is stupid.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4157230973290376625.post-8084090330693975702012-01-11T07:04:30.737-07:002012-01-11T07:04:30.737-07:00Throw the Bums out, throw the Bums out, throw the ...Throw the Bums out, throw the Bums out, throw the Bums out. What part of "Throw The BUMS Out" do the complainers that don't bother to vote understand. I cannot understand the pathetic voter apathy and the LOW turnout in the highest taxed cities/county in Idaho. It wasn't that way when I came here. There really must be something in the water.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4157230973290376625.post-46151462056409694072012-01-10T21:12:41.788-07:002012-01-10T21:12:41.788-07:00Thanks for the info on the recall requirements.
Ki...Thanks for the info on the recall requirements.<br />Kinda gives me that sick feeling that our elected officials are trying to set up their dictatorship, and fascist like rule. Maybe on a smaller scale Nampa is becoming an "occupied" area like Europe was in the 1930's and early 1940's.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4157230973290376625.post-60406589479785326302012-01-10T17:19:05.868-07:002012-01-10T17:19:05.868-07:00There seems to be a mutant gene in politicians tha...There seems to be a mutant gene in politicians that prevents them from understanding that you can't continue to spend money when you run out.Therefore we need to remind them at election time. Hopefully Mr. Dale ,Pam White and the county commisioners will learn that lesson come the next election.Bobnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4157230973290376625.post-51219337546322989842012-01-10T15:36:40.903-07:002012-01-10T15:36:40.903-07:00That had better be at least 20% of the registered ...That had better be at least 20% of the registered voters AND a 2/3 majority of those voting. Lets not trip on a banana peel here.Blued and Tattooednoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4157230973290376625.post-28588956276398943352012-01-10T11:42:35.847-07:002012-01-10T11:42:35.847-07:00The day Caldwell and Nampa pass this new sales tax...The day Caldwell and Nampa pass this new sales tax to pay for the bloated spending habit these dude's have, Ontario, OR will be my new shopping destination, or I will just buy more tax free stuff on the Internet. These guys must get some sort of orgasm by spending other peoples money!Ontario here I come!noreply@blogger.com