HomeMy WebLinkAbout1979 11-08 'Primaries are a waste' Maplewood official says DISPATCH Thur., Nov. 8, '79 St. Paul Dispatch
Primaries' are , ' _ ,
Maplewood official says
By BETSY BECKER get a petition from somebody to tian won seats or the council in
Staff Writer start having them again." the general election. (Wiegert
Councilman Donald Wiegert
did not seek re-election.)
"Primaries are a waste of g
money,"proclaimed Maplewood said: "We've tried just about ev- IN AN INTERVIEW,Ander-
City Councilman Norman Ander- erything to get interest in local son said: "It seems like Maple-
son last week. elections. I think the best way to wood is such a big area to cam-
Mayor John go is to have all local elections paign in. I can see a primary
Greavu's on the same day,in the odd year. where you have a lot of people
response? But then,the school boards don't running. But when it's only five,
"Don't put me like that." it's a lot of money for the city
through that Anderson questioned the need and the candidates to have a pri-
a CITY F' 6 ` mar` for a primary when only five y.
candidates are seeking two coun- Mrs.Aurelius said the costs of
CLERK Lu Au- cil openings. this year's primary election are
relius added: not available yet.
"We have 'em ,e, F x; This year,the city had a pri-
and then we - , mary. Incumbent Burton Mur- Anderson added: "As you go
don't have'em. `` dock ran fifth in a field of five around campaigning,you find
As soon as we Anderson and lost his council seat. Tues- it's an awful lot of work.It takes
drop the primary elections,we day Fran Juker and Gary Bas- a lot of walking. Also the people
get tired of the signs and all the
campaigning.
"I would draw the line at eight
candidates before I would have a
primary."
Mayor Greavu asked the city
staff look into Anderson's ques-
tion.