Hoping to vote for Roskelley

As you correctly say in your editorial of May 23, a successful lawsuit to remove John Roskelley from the ballot over his brief and temporary residence away from his home district would both violate the intent of the law regarding residence requirements and be unfair to the voters who deserve a choice at the ballot box.

I am looking forward to voting for John Roskelley in the general election, when I will be able to do that. I worked for Spokane County when John was a county commissioner before. He has the good qualities of both a conservative and a moderate and lacks the bad qualities of either. He is fiscally cautious and morally firm. He prefers that issues be debated publicly, including those which are unpopular. He listens to people including those who disagree with him. He is a strong family person and he keeps his word. His experience with balanced public budgets is golden. He knows Spokane County and understands how Spokane County government works.

The voters need an opportunity to demonstrate their support for or opposition to John Roskelley.

Allan deLaubenfels

Spokane Valley