Have You Considered a Bullet Vote?

In the Northampton County Council election, there will be five winners and five losers on election day because voters can pick up to five candidates. This is where what is known as the bullet vote comes into play.

Bullet voting is a tactic used in multi-winner races. For example, on Northampton County Council, you may vote for up to five candidates. But let's say you really like one of them. If you vote for that person only, you have effectively given him (or her) five votes. 

In smaller areas like the county races, a bullet vote has much more impact. 

In this year's County Council race, a concerted effort by Democrats has been made to ensure the defeat of Council President Lori Vargo Heffner. Although she has supported Democratic causes like a responsible contractor ordinance and has advocated for continued human services and higher pay for county employees, she has differed with Executive Lamont McClure on issues like the voluntary employee health center. She has also been bipartisan, even to the point of voting for Republican John Goffredo as Council VP. 

In my view, that's no basis for voting her out. That's a basis for keeping her in office We benefit from different points of view in a democratic form of government.  

You might also consider a bullet for Dave Holland, a former Gracedale administrator, or Jason Boulette, who also takes a bipartisan approach and is even endorsed by some Republicans.