Commentary On Elections-Part Forty-Seven

To comply with the ideals of Representative Democracy, all local elections must be subject to direct popular vote by eligible voters. The age requirement should the least restrictive for local elections.

The positions for local office are supervisor/councilperson, vice-mayor, and mayor.

The supervisor/councilperson is elected by the highest number of eligible participating voters of a district in a city/county. The vice-mayor is elected by the highest number of eligible participating voters of the entire city/county.

The mayor is selected by the majority of supervisors/councilpersons. If a mayoral candidate is unable to obtain majority support from this local elected body, then the ranked choice voting system is implemented so that the majority of support is obtained by a candidate.

If the ranked choice voting system is still unable to yield a candidate who is in receipt of a majority of votes from this local elected body, then the vice-mayor appoints the mayor with 30% of approval from the supervisors/councilperson. If the vice-mayor is unable to appoint a "resident/addressee" of that locality who can garner 30%, from that local elected body, then the mayoral candidate who initially received the most support (plurality of votes) from that local elected body becomes the mayor of that city/county.