We, the undersigned, believe wholeheartedly and without reservation, that the candidate with the next highest VOTES from the November 5, 2019 Municipal Election should WIN the forfeited seat, and NOT an appointee from the PMSD school board. MAKE EVERY VOTE COUNT!
Why is this important?
Seems simple enough, doesn't it? If there is a vacancy, the candidate with the highest number of votes should win, right? The creation of this petition is so that the community can be heard…so that our votes will be counted!
November 5, 2019, Municipal Elections, Region 1, Monroe County, Pennsylvania. There were 2 school board seats on the ballot. There was only 1 candidate, the SAME candidate, on the ballot for both seats; and he won both…a 2yr term and a 4yr term. As such, he is required to choose one seat and forfeit the other.
There was a write-in candidate. He took a few hundred votes, second to the winning candidate. It may surprise you that this doesn't matter…that the votes won't count. They won't count because the school board will ultimately decide who will take the forfeited seat. There is even speculation that it will be a board member who LOST their seat in the primaries, which is why this matters…because VOTES matter.
What would it say to the community if the PMSD School Board filled the forfeited seat with someone who was unequivocally voted OUT in the May primaries?
It is for the power of the VOTE that this petition was created. All VOTES matter. Please, hear the community, and honor democracy by certifying the candidate with the second highest votes to take the forfeited seat.
