Is the season almost over?

No I am not referring to summer. I am referring to election season.

I am tired of the campaign rhetoric from both sides. I am tired of debates not providing new insights. I am tired of campaign signs plastered everywhere.

The election cannot come quick enough for me on November 4th.

Please do not get me wrong - I think elections are an important process of our government system and a right we need to cherish and appreciate. Not everyone on the earth has this.

Unfortunately for Fort Lauderdale residents the season will not be over. We have primaries on February 10th and the general election on March 10th. We have to endure several more months of campaign rhetoric.

My question is why can't the City of Fort Lauderdale hold their elections at the same time as the national and state elections? Are we wasting our tax dollars by having separate elections? (I would say yes.)

I think they should be at the same time as other elections. People are already coming to vote. The equipment and polling workers are there. Why not vote for Mayor at the same you vote for the President and state legislators?

I like what Brenda Snipes has done to clean up the image of Broward county elections. It lacked integrity for years with voting machine problems, missing ballot boxes, and voting registration anomalies. Now I would like for her to question the municipalities about why they need separate elections.