Election Commission Stalled on Naming Administrator (Again)

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June 06, 2005

Election Commission Stalled on Naming Administrator (Again)

According to information published on Chattanoogan.com, there were two rounds of voting on Saturday. The five Election Commissioners indicated their first choices for Administrator, and were divided as follows:

Mike Walden - Luanne DeWitt
Bart Quinn - Luanne DeWitt
Karen Lee - Gerald Mason
Linda Morris-Avila - Gerald Mason
Dot Eddington - Larry Ables

Since not one candidate received a majority, another round was held. This time, the results appear to have been:

Mike Walden - Luanne DeWitt
Bart Quinn - Luanne DeWitt
Karen Lee - Gerald Mason
Linda Morris-Avila - Gerald Mason
Dot Eddington - Pass

Pass? Pardon, but this isn't a "trivial pursuit." The Commission needs more than an interim Administrator (with all due respect to Mr. Knowles). I have tried to contact Ms. Eddington to find out her reasoning for sitting out the vote, but unfortunately have not been able to reach her. If any of you readers knows how (especially those of you who are of the journalist persuasion), I'd appreciate a tip, or at least some second-hand information.

Now, here's the rub: this situation could have been avoided by a "ranked-voting" or "Instant Runoff Voting" procedure. If Ms. Eddington and the others had simply been able to rate the candidates, instead of betting all-in on one hand, as it were, the choice would have been made, and there would be no need for a 6-week delay in the process.

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