Election day
I just went to a couple of voting precincts in the Grove -- City Hall and the firehouse on Oak and they are dead. Where are the voters? I wanted to get a photo or two of people entering or leaving the polls.
There weren't even that many campaigners around, just signs stuck in the grass and a few people hanging out on the corner of Oak and Grand, like stalkers, trying to get their candidate that last minute vote, but other than them, there are no voters.
Is early voting the cause? I voted last Monday, maybe I should have voted today. I'm thinking that early voting ruins the anticipation and excitement of election day. It's all been done by the time the big day comes around now and all we can do is wait for the results later tonight.
There weren't even that many campaigners around, just signs stuck in the grass and a few people hanging out on the corner of Oak and Grand, like stalkers, trying to get their candidate that last minute vote, but other than them, there are no voters.
Is early voting the cause? I voted last Monday, maybe I should have voted today. I'm thinking that early voting ruins the anticipation and excitement of election day. It's all been done by the time the big day comes around now and all we can do is wait for the results later tonight.
posted by Tom Falco at 10:00 AM
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8 Comments:
Early voting and absentee ballots make a huge difference in election day turnout. In November 08, 70% of my Precinct voted and I was at the polls the entire 12 hours they were open... we never had more than 2 or 3 people there at a time the entire day.
Both of those methods are important though; they reduce the amount of voter disenfranchisement significantly and help to ensure all votes are counted.
Although I agree it makes election day kind of a quiet let down.
-Stephen Murray
Just got in from 2 1/2 hours visiting the Grove polling places, you're right, very light voting. I'll be heading back out later, hope everyone in the Grove votes, no matter for who. By the way, all my signs will be down by noon tomorrow, thanks for the patience.
Pat Sessions
I Saw Marc Sarnoff going to vote at the firestation at 8:15AM. Of course his driver pulled up onto the sidewalk facing the wrong way crossing oncoming traffic to boot. Marc popped out went in in his shorts as the driver waited on the sidewalk. Did not see him come out. Wonder who he voted for?
Before today there were approximately 14,000 absentee ballots cast and 4,000 early voters. The number I keep hearing is the average for a mayoral election is about 20,000 voters, 20% of the electorate. WHOEVER YOU SUPPORT, GET OUT THERE AND VOTE IF YOU HAVE NOT VOTED YET! So many of us feel disenfranchised, yet we do not act on our right to vote, to put the people in power who will make a difference in how our city is run for the next four years. So many people complain when they are unhappy about something, but how many of them got to their precinct and voted. JUST DO IT! Polls are open until 7 pm.
Grape, I was at city hall during lunchish - just after 1, and there were only 5 or 6 other people in there from the time I pulled up until I left.
Early voting certainly rules the day around here.
I voted on Friday morning and I was the only person there.
To all that voted, we thank you.
Win or lose, we all want the Grove to prosper.
Javier
Tomas Regalado and his campaign preaching a "back to basics" fiscal approach crushed Joe Sanchez's campaign of "let's keep throwing taxpayer dollars at construction companies and their lobbyists" approach.
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