Gearing up for the 6/27/06 Primary Election

Sharp-eyed readers have probably noticed that we have made some recent additions to the Weber County Forum sidebar. We are planning to provide as much information as possible for the upcoming 2006 General Election campaign, just as we did for the recent 2005 Municipal elections. We are thus now feverishly assembling a 2006 Election Information Module, in the interest of assuring that our gentle readers will once again be the best informed voters anywhere.

Among the links we have added to date are the following:

• A complete roster of all 2006 candidates
  (with weblinks where available)
  
• The Weber County Clerk's website candidate information
  
• Recent election-related news articles

As the election season progresses, we will certainly add much more.

In this connection, our gentle readers should be reminded that four elective offices which will apear on Weber County ballots in November remain subject to a June 27, 2006 Primary Runoff.

Unlike the recent Municipal elections, Weber County Forum is endorsing three Republican candidates in the primary elections. For the time being, we have placed the "lawn signs" for each of these candidates prominently in the WCF sidebar. During the week or so, we intend to post articles explaining in detail why we have elected to endorse these candidates.

Whether we will endorse candidates for the November elections is doubtful. As to the June 27 primaries, however, we believe there are very clear-cut choices in the races for Senate District 18, House District 10, and Weber County Commission Seat A. In these three instances, we believe the Republican primary race presents an opportunity to reject proponents of BIG GOVERNMENT -- and to elect candidates who support the political values that we incessantly promote here at Weber County Forum, namely:

• Small, frugal, open government
  
• Non-intervention in traditionally-private matters
  
• Jealous regard for fundamental citizen rights

Be sure to check out our new 2006 election module. And don't forget to click on the colorful lawn signs. Much more will be revealed in the days to come, of course.

Incidentally, Weber County Forum hereby issues an invitation to ALL candidates whose names will appear on 2006 Weber County ballots to directly submit your weblinks via email. If any candidate has a web presence, we'll be sure to add his or her links to our candidate roster.

We're also open to suggestions from out gentle readers. What information would you like to see added to our election capsule?

Comments, anyone?