Question about Candidate ad

[WCcitizens]

Why is there and ad in today's Daily News from the Republician Party endorsing candidates, and one of them is a School board candidate?

I was under the impresssion the Schoolboard race is Non-Partisan.


Don't get me wrong, I'm a Republician, but I don't think a Non-partisian candidate should receive any endorsement or advertisement from a Partisian party.


Maybe someone could clear this up I would hope that the candidate didn't ask for it.

 

[GoodWitch58]

do you have a link to what you are referring to?

 

[Bob Wells]

There were 2 endorsement given in 2 non partisan races.

 

[scooterbug44]

It's supposedly a non-partisan race, but a Democrat and a Republican are each running. I have given up attempting to apply logic to politics.

 

[Bob Hudson]

The ads beings referred to were published in the DeFuniak Herald and Beach Breeze which were distributed today.

An identical ad will appear in the Walton Sun in Saturday's edition.

These ads are paid for by the Walton County Republican Executive Committee. The expenditures are independent of the candidates and the candidates did not approve them. As an independent expenditure they fully comply with Florida election Finance law.

As a party we are free to expend dollars in the manner that we choose as long as we comply with Election Law and Financial disclosure requirements. You can clearly read the disclosures at the bottom of the ads.

For those that do not receive the two papers I am attaching a copy of the ads as they appear.

The WCREC is endorsing 4 registered republicans that are running for non-partisan offices - Robert Nelson (School Board) , Ed Wright (SWFD), John Magee (Mosquito Board) and Jim Crawford (Mosquito Board)

View attachment 10663

 

[Teresa]

thank you for the ad and info BobH.

you know, we often vote across party line in local races. as a democrat, this ad makes me nervous about supporting any of the candidates listed as supported by McCain/Palin. I would probably not vote for any of them unless I knew them very well personally - because of the McCain/Palin factor, and just the way it appears - very partisan.

 

[Bob Wells]

I am sorry, I erred, there are 3 non partisan races that recieved endorsments

 

[Rose Anna]

It's supposedly a non-partisan race, but a Democrat and a Republican are each running. I have given up attempting to apply logic to politics.

Most candidates for non-partisan races are members of some party or another, however, they have traditionally held the ethical road whereby they leave their party affiliation out of the race. In this current race one candidate has her party affiliation out of the race, while the other candidate has not. Now his party seems to be joining his little game.

A low ethical standard does not seem to me to be a qualification for a leader my grandchildren's education. Nor does it make me feel great about my grand old party.

 

[idlewind]

Non-partisan means you are not required to declare your party affiliation. Nowhere does it say that you cannot acknowledge your party. Also, no law says that a party cannot endorse a candidate nor does any law prohibit expenditures in favor of a candidate. It seems to me that Mr. Nelson is trying to be honest about is political views and inform the public about how he believes. If a candidate cannot do that, then these races turn into nothing more than popularity contests. I intend to vote for Mr. Nelson because he has been forthright about his beliefs.

 

[Bob Hudson]

The REC has expended funds in every local election to endorse and promote candidates that are Republicans since they became very active in 1998.

There is nothing new here.