Shana Lynn, left, and her mother, Leona, cast their votes during a GOP caucus meeting at Lone Peak High School in Highland. Thousands turned out at their neighborhood caucus meetings around Utah on Thursday evening.
Scott G. Winterton, Deseret News
I agree with the many letters to the editor about the frustrating caucus meetings and the caucus system. We went to our caucus meeting and were also disappointed. I agree that we should scrap the caucus system and get a system that lets the voter actually vote for the candidates of his or her choice.
It was frustrating to not be able to vote for anyone but a person to go as a delegate and to vote for you, at a convention, county or state. What was really frustrating was that the delegate was not obligated to vote for you, but could vote any way he or she wanted.
What a strange system the caucus/convention system is. Four thousand delegates are to vote in the convention for 2.8 million people any way they want. It is not fair or democratic in any way. We should not have such a complicated, closed party system, but just have a simple open system where the average voter can actually vote for the candidates of his or her choice. We do need a change from this complicated caucus system to a simplified more practical voter system.
The Utah State Legislature should make the change, as soon as possible, restoring freedom and democracy to our voting system.
Halvor Olsen
West Bountiful
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The best way to fix the problem with the caucuses is to eliminate them. At least, with a primary election vote, a voter can be sure his/her vote goes where s/he wants it to go. that's absolutely not true with a caucus.
It's pretty obvious that this system needs to be done away with. Most Utahns are clearly unhappy with it? Why should a few minority repubs rule over the majority?
In response to Mr Richards comments, I would ask him what one can truly learn in one night about delegates or candidates? We see every day of an over exposed campaign of Republican candidates that we still know nothing of how they really stand on More..