Voting

Unbeknownst to me, there was a vote today in Ann Arbor. Apparently, it was advertised this morning in the local paper, but I don't read that. I only happened to know there was a vote because I dropped by the library on my way home.

As a good citizen, I went by my local polling place to cast a vote. The votes were pretty much school levies and the school board, and almost every race was unopposed. As an extra good citizen, I didn't vote in the real races, as I don't want to be a random influence. I did vote in the unopposed races, as I'm unsure whether or not you need a minimum number of actual votes cast to validate an election.

Interestingly, I was voter #9 in my local polling place today. And I went by at 7 pm. Wow!

Total side note: I just saw an ad for visiting Puerto Rico, and it ended with "no passport needed for US citizens." Um, yes, of course. It's part of the US. I can't believe there is still a sizable population of people who don't realize that.

Comments

[Andy]

I only found out about the election this morning myself (from an RSS feed of something called Arbor Update, if that's useful).

Even with the poor advance notice, I've never heard of a US election not being certified due to low turnout. There are a few scenarios if someone didn't like the results, but Ann Arbor politics seems fairly unilateral- so I'm not sure who would have a stake in filing.

Regardless, hurray for citizenship!!