Civic Duty? Who is making decisions for you?

Today was the day for our Municipal Primary Elections. So amidst the multitude of questions from my inquisitive Comedian (who found nothing funny about putting his shoes back on and heading out the door without watching Dinosaur Train) we headed off to the polls for our precinct.

When we arrived and followed the bright pink arrows to the doors where the polls were set up, we found the room startlingly barren. Inside were two local ladies (the election judges, I think they are called officially), the boys, and myself. I was quite startled to learn that I was only the 17th person who had voted from our precinct so far, upon further conversation I learned that the election judges had set a goal for themselves to have 20 people vote. I was quite stunned! So I did some research and in the process learned there are 1,303 registered voters in my polling district.

So if every registered voter in my polling district were to vote in this election, my vote would make up roughly .08 % of the final outcome. However when my husband stopped by the same polling site thirty minutes before the polls closed he was the 54th person to vote from our precinct. Thus my one vote now makes up 2% of the final outcome.

My vote now has much more weight and will have a greater influence upon the outcome of the election. My question to you is....Who are you letting make your decisions in government?

I am very passionate about having a voice in government. Our constitution uniquely provides each one of us the opportunity to have a say in the direction our cities, counties, states and country goes forward in through our right to vote. Many people think that primary elections are not important or worth wasting their time on. Today's vote will shape who is available to vote for in a few months and that can have a huge impact! Please, if you did not vote in the Primary's begin educating yourself now! Make a commitment to vote in November's elections. Your voice counts for so much more than you think!