Rep. Spencer Hutchins a no vote on proposal for even year local elections

the question in my mind is how many elections should be nationalized as we look at the trends in our Civic life we are seeing election after election being nationalized federalized turned into a referendum on what is going in what is going on in the national news what's a little frustrating to me about this bill is it discusses a level of government that is the most trusted in our democracy Gallup put out a survey it's governance survey conducted last fall permission to read please proceed it did a survey of various levels of government and asked do you trust or do you not trust let's start with the worst how much trust and confidence do you have in Congress 67% no 32% yes the federal government to handle domestic problems 63% no 37% yes how much trust and confidence do you have in the executive branch of the federal government the president 59% no 41% yes the federal government in general to handle International problems 55% no 44% yes pretty bad so far and now we get a little bit better how much trust and confidence do you have in the government of the state where you live some good news for us 40% no 59% yes and now how much trust and confidence do you have in the local governments in the areas where you live when it comes to handling your local problems 33% know 67% yes fully two thirds of our Citizens Trust the most their local governments and here in Washington and Across the Nation many of those here in Washington all of those elections are odd-year elections and Across the Nation many of those elections are oddy year elections the most distrusted level of government is the most distant the most trusted is the most local and for our voters who are looking to make a decision in their elections to have their local elections drowned out by the national news and the federal federalization of our issues is unfair to them please vote no