In the Winston-Salem Journal’s world, we’d have nonpartisan school boards….
(F)fresh, nonpartisan voices could bring new solutions to school problems. Nonpartisan elections aren’t a cure-all — they certainly haven’t taken politics out of judicial elections — but they are a step in the right direction.
…..A community illustrates in ways large and small that it is progressive and open-minded. Nonpartisan school-board elections are part of that message.
….and taxpayer-funded elections:
Opponents say that public financing forces taxpayers to financially support candidates they oppose. That is a weak argument. The amount of tax revenue involved will be small, and any taxpayer’s individual contribution to the public-financing fund will be miniscule. Taxpayers with this concern will just have to satisfy themselves with the knowledge that the few cents they contribute will go to candidates they support.
For a small investment, North Carolinians will get more open elections with candidates less beholden to special interests. It’s an affordable price to pay. Now the Senate must follow the House lead and keep the positive trend going.
