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Jason the Maverick:
Plans for all of Jersey's constables to be elected in one go have been dashed because three are refusing to stand down.

Despite promises made earlier in the year, constables Simon Crowcroft, Dan Murphy and Graeme Butcher have now changed their minds.

All three claim their recent success, as justification for not putting themselves up for re-ellection.

They also say it costs a lot of money for a Parish to put on an election.

Some say the move that all Constables won't be elected on the same day is a set back for democracy.

So they lied to us.

Eastern correspondent:
No surprise there then, is this not just typical of the style of government that we are presented with and yet another reason to question why bother to vote in this island!

The constables seem to conveniently forget  the spirit in which the debate took place was one of reform.

It is pitiful to blame elecioneering costs on their decision, had they not  factored that in when voting FOR an all island one day election for constables, so what between the debate and their announcement has changed.....nothing.

But as another blogger has stated the collective mentality of the states is paternalistic and these three constables probably think that they know best for the electorate and rate payers. Ha Ha!

Jason the Maverick:
It is appalling.  "I want to keep my job for now so stuff the electorate"  I don't think this is the end of it.

verystandrew:
Yet another perfect way to undermine any member of the public's resolve to vote.

And what exactly does this do for us?

http://www.vote.je/

Anybody would think "they" just want to be left alone to govern our Island free of damn inconvenient democracy...

VStA

newmac:
Taking a different look at it, Why should the constables stand down when the senators won't.

All should be required to.

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