Good Advice From The LVRJ On Elections

From an editorial in the LVRJ: As we pointed out in our Sunday editorial, some choices on the general election ballot are not about ideological or policy differences between candidates. Some races feature candidates who are simply unfit for the office they're seeking.
North Las Vegas voters have an enormously important race down ticket: Justice Court, Department 1. The race is important because one of the candidates, Jonathan Mac-Arthur, has demonstrated time and again that he has no business being a judge. He was a substitute jurist in this court until 2007, when he posted on his MySpace web page his personal interest in "breaking my foot off in a prosecutor's ass," which cost him that job. More recently, he was found in contempt for refusing to defend a client, and he received a letter of reprimand from the State Bar after he was accused of trying to bribe a witness in order to change his testimony in a criminal case. His presence on the bench would be a threat to justice itself. Fortunately, voters have an excellent alternative. Kalani Hoo has worked for the court as a substitute judge and has performed admirably. He also serves as a truancy judge for the county, where he tries to keep kids on the right path. Mr. Hoo is not just the only choice in this race - he's a very good one.
In the race for Clark County District Court, Department 5, incumbent Carolyn Ellsworth is more than worthy of the bench based on her 32 years of experience as a prosecutor, corporate counsel, private-practice attorney and jurist. She was appointed by Gov. Sandoval last year and is seeking retention against Phung Jefferson, the wife of disgraced ex-Assemblyman Morse Arberry. He was caught depositing campaign contributions into a personal account and spending the proceeds. The investigator who uncovered the campaign finance violation? Ms. Ellsworth. Besides having obviously questionable motives for seeking this judgeship, Ms. Jefferson has far less experience. Vote for Carolyn Ellsworth.  http://www.lvrj.com/opinion/bad-candidates-and-the-very-good-alternatives-to-them-176385151.html
Yes, there are some bad candidates out there and just because a person has a R or D connected their names, doesn't make them a good candidate and some of the non-partisan elections also have some bad candidates.