Flying Squid@lemmy.world to Mildly Interesting@lemmy.world · edit-23 months agoWe found this old matchbook in our kitchen. It's for a coroner's election. The Democrat candidate is on one side and the Republican candidate is on the other.lemmy.worldimagemessage-square18fedilinkarrow-up118arrow-down10
arrow-up118arrow-down1imageWe found this old matchbook in our kitchen. It's for a coroner's election. The Democrat candidate is on one side and the Republican candidate is on the other.lemmy.worldFlying Squid@lemmy.world to Mildly Interesting@lemmy.world · edit-23 months agomessage-square18fedilink
minus-squaremoistclump@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up1·3 months agoPlease forgive my ignorant Canadian self… Does America still elect coroners? Why are they elected positions? Are people… like… campaigning as wanna be local coroners? Isn’t that like electing a city accountant or local doctor?
minus-squareShepherdPie@midwest.sociallinkfedilinkarrow-up1·3 months agoI believe in some locales they do but in my area we don’t. This points out the difference between coroners and medical examiners and seems like states/counties use one or the other https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/books/NBK221913/
Please forgive my ignorant Canadian self… Does America still elect coroners? Why are they elected positions? Are people… like… campaigning as wanna be local coroners?
Isn’t that like electing a city accountant or local doctor?
I believe in some locales they do but in my area we don’t.
This points out the difference between coroners and medical examiners and seems like states/counties use one or the other https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/books/NBK221913/