I agree that Baltimore must break the cycle of political mistrust (“How to break the cycle of political mistrust in Baltimore,” Nov. 10) and move away from one-party rule in order to better “test” our candidates.
In my view, the best way to achieve this goal is to replace our partisan primary system with a two-round system. Under this approach, the first round would be open to all candidates for a given office. If no one received a simple majority of the vote, the top two candidates would face off in a second round. This system is successfully used in many countries around the world and in several jurisdictions in the United States.
While I am not naïve enough to believe that Baltimoreans would elect a Republican mayor any time soon under a two-round system, the format would give candidates with diverse ideas a greater platform to be heard.
— Sean Tully, Baltimore
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