TokenBoomer@lemmy.worldM to Progressive Politics@lemmy.world · 6 months agoA gay man was the only applicant for a town council seat. He lost anyway — because of his sexualitywww.advocate.comexternal-linkmessage-square8fedilinkarrow-up1200arrow-down14file-text
arrow-up1196arrow-down1external-linkA gay man was the only applicant for a town council seat. He lost anyway — because of his sexualitywww.advocate.comTokenBoomer@lemmy.worldM to Progressive Politics@lemmy.world · 6 months agomessage-square8fedilinkfile-text
An Ohio man was denied a position on his village’s council despite being the only applicant, and the council president’s reasoning was pretty blatant.
minus-squarebrisklinkfedilinkarrow-up9·6 months agoIs it standard in the US for councillors to be appointed and not elected?
minus-squareProfessorozone@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up7arrow-down1·6 months agoNot where I’m from, but I guess it varies with location. I don’t live in such a small village either.
minus-squareAA5B@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up4·edit-26 months agoHe also talks about running for election in 2025, so perhaps it was a sudden vacancy and temporary appointment until election …. But I’ve never lived in such a small village
Is it standard in the US for councillors to be appointed and not elected?
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Not where I’m from, but I guess it varies with location. I don’t live in such a small village either.
He also talks about running for election in 2025, so perhaps it was a sudden vacancy and temporary appointment until election
…. But I’ve never lived in such a small village
My town’s are all elected.