Hats off to John Brakey and the other Election Integrity folks who have worked so hard to bring this issue to the attention of the public. If our government cannot insure that election counting is on the level, we have no democracy. It is good to FINALLY see the Weekly do some decent (if small) coverage of the issue. There should be much more.
One point of contention: Pima County residents have not voted for and/or endorsed many millions of dollars in the current county debt. Non-voter authorized bonds called COPS, or Certificates of Participation, are approved by the Board of Supervisors without any input from the taxpayers.
One may support or oppose debt financing, be appalled or apathetic about a billion dollar plus debt, but the fact is that much of the bond debt has never been approved by Pima County residents.
Here is a job for a student of jounalism: compare the amount of space and attention this story has been given regarding a stupid move by a 19 year old novice who has embarrassed his boss vs the multi-year long fight for public records regarding the attempted give away of El Rio Golf Course and the refusal of the City to provide public documents on the proposed deal. The first story, covered extensively, is an attack on a disliked conservative politician, the other is a cover up of a (now failed) effort to give away millions of taxpayer assets by "liberal" Democrats, which has been virtually ignored. Miller was wrong, but so was the entire Mayor and Council. Miller is an easy attack. The other requires journalistic integrity.
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One may support or oppose debt financing, be appalled or apathetic about a billion dollar plus debt, but the fact is that much of the bond debt has never been approved by Pima County residents.
Just sayin'...