Why GA is Dying

"Jose" wrote in message
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(However, some voting rights to non-citizen property owners,
relating solely to their property, would be reasonable).

Jose

No, actually it wouldn't. We in the US don't require land ownership to vote
so why should we grant voting rights because of land ownership?

Actually, in some very specific instances, land ownership IS a requirement
to vote. Specifically, if forming a road maintenance association sanctioned
by the local governement agency, you have to be a land owner along that road
in order to vote whether or not to form the association. Other "homeowner"
associations (water, electricity, sewer, etc.) require a vote of the
landowners involved in order to form.

Jim




"Gig 601XL Builder" wrDOTgiaconaATcox.net wrote in message
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"Jose" wrote in message
y.com...
(However, some voting rights to non-citizen property owners,
relating solely to their property, would be reasonable).

Jose

No, actually it wouldn't. We in the US don't require land ownership to
vote so why should we grant voting rights because of land ownership?

The homeowner association is not a government body and not really what we
are talking about. I'm not familiar with road maintenance associations
either sanctioned by the local government or not.


"RST Engineering" wrote in message
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Actually, in some very specific instances, land ownership IS a requirement
to vote. Specifically, if forming a road maintenance association
sanctioned by the local governement agency, you have to be a land owner
along that road in order to vote whether or not to form the association.
Other "homeowner" associations (water, electricity, sewer, etc.) require a
vote of the landowners involved in order to form.

Jim




"Gig 601XL Builder" wrDOTgiaconaATcox.net wrote in message
...

"Jose" wrote in message
y.com...
(However, some voting rights to non-citizen property owners,
relating solely to their property, would be reasonable).

Jose

No, actually it wouldn't. We in the US don't require land ownership to
vote so why should we grant voting rights because of land ownership?

(However, some voting rights to non-citizen property owners,
relating solely to their property, would be reasonable).

No, actually it wouldn't. We in the US don't require land ownership to vote
so why should we grant voting rights because of land ownership?

Local zoning issues come to mind.

Jose
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Jose wrote:
(However, some voting rights to non-citizen property owners,
relating solely to their property, would be reasonable).


No, actually it wouldn't. We in the US don't require land ownership to
vote so why should we grant voting rights because of land ownership?


Local zoning issues come to mind.

That may be particular to where you live. Here if there's a zoning
issue and I would like to have my say I simply show up at the city
council meeting.

Here if there's a zoning issue and I would like to have my say I simply show up at the city council meeting.

Can you vote? If I came from out of town, could I vote on your zoning
issues?

Jose
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"Jose" wrote in message
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Here if there's a zoning issue and I would like to have my say I simply
show up at the city council meeting.

Can you vote? If I came from out of town, could I vote on your zoning
issues?

Jose

Can't say I'ver ever heard of a municipality handling zoning issues via an
election.

Aren't they usually handled by a Zoning Board or Commssion who hold hearings
where the public is welcome to come and voice their view on a proposed
change?

Here in Chandler, AZ, they are even televised on the local government-access
cable channel.

Jay Beckman
PP-ASEL
Chandler, AZ

Can't say I'ver ever heard of a municipality handling zoning issues via an
election.

Usually it's a zoning board, but sometimes a referendum is called for.
Actually, when I mentioned zoning, I meant to refer to the larger set of
land use questions, including tax and school issues (paid out of the
property tax).

Jose
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Jose wrote:

Here if there's a zoning issue and I would like to have my say I
simply show up at the city council meeting.


Can you vote? If I came from out of town, could I vote on your zoning
issues?

Zoning issues aren't something the public votes on. The city council
votes on it. You may also show up and have your say at the meeting.

Newps wrote:


Jose wrote:
(However, some voting rights to non-citizen property owners,
relating solely to their property, would be reasonable).


No, actually it wouldn't. We in the US don't require land ownership
to vote so why should we grant voting rights because of land ownership?


Local zoning issues come to mind.

That may be particular to where you live. Here if there's a zoning
issue and I would like to have my say I simply show up at the city
council meeting.

Here too.
Hell, we have people show up at HOA meetings who aren't land owners.
Figure that one out.