https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=poL7l-Uk3I8
...no. Of course I gather that some US states also elect coroners as well, which is remarkable.
The weirdest elected office in the US has to be that in Michigan, some counties have elected Drain Commissioners (under a partisan ballot as well), who manage the county's sewer system.
Isn't there a random town in Vermont that elects its dogcatcher?
Of course when people hear that they have some image like from cartoons of a guy running around chasing stray dogs with a giant net. That town, along with many others in the 19th century and it remains the only one to still do so today, actually elects an "animal control officer" who is basically in charge of the public safety work in regards to stray animals and the local animal shelters. So actually an important job, but most certainly not one that should be elected.
Similarly elected coroners are not CSI type people who actually physically examine all bodies of reported deaths in the area, rather they run and oversee the department responsible for doing so, this means they also can file reports on cause of death that determines if a murder investigation should proceed or not, and proceed over inquest hearings in a role equivalent to a judge. So yeah, it's actually an important job too. But it's not one that should be elected.
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