Polishing Your Own Apple?

Perhaps inspired by the Fish Lake Karpa, Fish Lake Township has finally posted March 9, 2010, local election results on the township’s website. Fish Lake Township has previously posted election results only once in its website history; when incumbent Bob Carter narrowly defeated newcomer Pat Wortham. At that time, Fish Lake Township posted a large, streaming banner proclaiming Bob Carter’s triumphant victory in a brazen fashion described by some as “polishing your own apple.”

Will the Fish Lake Township website inform the public prior to the next township election who will be appearing on the ballot? Will the public be supplied with a sample election ballot or will the secrecy to inform only the “chosen few” voters continue to control the destiny of Fish Lake Township?