Opinion

The Most Important Election Nobody is Voting in

Wednesday, October 13, 2021

10.10.21 - What if we held an election and 85% of the voters didn’t show up? If that seems far-fetched it isn’t. In years where city mayors are on the ballot, only about 25-40% of people vote. What’s even more alarming is that when only city council and school board members are on the ballot, the numbers are even more abysmal; with only about 15-18% of registered voters actually voting.

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