议会选举在即 只差候选人

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议会选举在即 只差候选人




Nobody Running in Idaho City Election

OAKLEY, Idaho - Municipal elections are coming up, but this city in southern Idaho has no candidates.

Oakley has two city council vacancies to fill in November, but no one has filed the papers to be placed on the ballot, and the deadline for write-in candidacy is fast approaching.

Mayor Garth Greenwell said he hoped somebody would come forward. If nobody does, the two council seats will remain vacant, and on Jan. 1 Greenwell will work with the rest of the council to appoint someone to fill each vacancy, attorney Steve Tuft said.

\"Even if there is not enough council members to constitute a quorum, government cannot be shut down,\" Tuft said. \"So it will be up to the remaining council members and the mayor to appoint someone if no election is held in November.\"

Idaho law regarding write-in candidates recently changed. In past years, voters could just write a name on the ballot, but now write-in candidates must declare their desire to run before the election, said City Clerk Beckie Clark. The deadline for those candidates is Oct. 25.

\"There is nothing in the Idaho Code that says an election can be canceled, but it would be senseless to hold one with nothing on the ballot,\" said Idaho State Elections Superintendent Tim Hurst. \"I would hope the mayor and council are out looking for people to file so the city does not give up its opportunity for an election.\"

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　　11月，美国爱达荷州Oakley市议会出现两个空缺职位。现在选举日期一天天临近，但至尽仍无人提出竞选申请。Oakley市市长表示，希望能有人自愿提出申请，若仍无人申请，这两个职位将保持空缺，直到明年1月1日他与其他市议会成员一起商讨指定人选。