GOOKIN: Procedural objection to election
I have no qualms with our mayor, and I am not here to discuss his controversies, petty or large in accusation. I did not vote in the mayoral election, but I am confident that Dan Gookin will faithfully serve our city of 57,000. However, I object to the procedure by which he was elected last November.
I am not the most well-versed in which specific voting system Coeur d’Alene uses, but I believe my position reflects a common-sense understanding of how popular elections should function. After Gookin was declared the winner, I assumed the aggressive Kootenai County election cycle ended, and moved on. It was only after his inauguration that I looked further into our mayor’s history.
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