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Since You Asked: Not much for independent voters to get excited about Posted May 2, 2018 at 2:01 AM I'm a Democrat and received my ballot. There's not a lot there this time, which made me wonder, what is there for independents to vote for, since they can't vote on any of the party nominees? Must not take much time. — Ron, Medford You're right about that, Ron. From our perusal of the sample ballot that can be found on the Jackson County elections website, those folks have votes on three contested judge races, the commissioner of Bureau of Labor and Industries, and the Medford School District bond measure, if they live within that district's boundaries. Just to be clear, Ron, when you refer to independents, with a lower-case "i," we are assuming the reference is to non-affiliated voters, that is, voters who belong to no party, including the Independent Party, with an upper-case "I." The Independent Party folks also have a limited ballot for the May 15 primary, but do have three nominees for governor to choose from and an unopposed candidate for the Second Congressional District seat. The only competitive local race for non-affiliated and Independent Party voters is for Jackson County Circuit Court Position 9, which has four candidates: Joe Davis, Nick Geil, David Orr and Laurance Parker. Send questions to "Since You Asked," Mail Tribune Newsroom, P.O. Box 1108, Medford, OR 97501; by fax to 541-776-4376; or by email to [email protected] . We're sorry, but the volume of questions received prevents us from answering all of them. Most Popular Suspects sought in Shady Cove deer attacks Apr 28 at 6:12 PM Jackson County sees startling spike in opioid overdose deaths Apr 28 at 4:24 PM Spring Gold: Tips on finding morel mushrooms from people who know Apr 29 at 2:00 AM Two arrested, toddler removed from suspected drug RV Apr 27 at 5:55 PM Asante wins Level II trauma status Apr 30 at 2:01 AM Davis tops in lawyers' poll for circuit judge Apr 27 at 5:45 PM Airfare wars mean cheap tickets to Seattle, LA Apr 28 at 2:01 AM Shady Cove man accused in second marijuana theft case Apr 30 at 3:56 PM Students show off their techno-smarts Apr 26 at 6:09 PM Guest Opinion: Get ready for your 'pack a day' of summer smoke Apr 29 at 2:01 AM Medford Comic Con set to draw 20,000 in 2 days Apr 28 at 3:55 PM Hiking groups do more than hike Apr 27 at 2:00 AM © Copyright 2006-2018 Rosebud Media LLC. All rights reserved. Original content available for non-commercial use under a Creative Commons license, except where noted. MailTribune.com ~ P.O. Box 1108, Medford, OR 97501