An election update....
Well, this week we had the primary elections up here in Red Flannel country. In my continuing coverage of the Sheriff's race up here, the results were as follows:
• COUNTY SHERIFF
Nonpartisan Candidate Totals Pct Graph
JULE D. HANSON 1149 41.20
MIKE SIEMS 371 13.30
STEVEN J. GUST 1269 45.50
Now, bear in mind that this was a primary election and people were restricted to voting a "straight party", but these guys are all non-partisan. It appears that our Mr. Gust has pulled ahead by nearly 5% over our present sheriff, Jule Hanson. I was impressed that nearly 30% of all registered voters participated in this primary!
I've said before, "I really don't care for whom you vote, but it is important that you do." I believe that the constitution gave us two duties as citizens, one is to participate on a jury when asked, and the other is to vote. It isn't stated like it is a duty in the constitution, but it really is.
• COUNTY SHERIFF
Nonpartisan Candidate Totals Pct Graph
JULE D. HANSON 1149 41.20
MIKE SIEMS 371 13.30
STEVEN J. GUST 1269 45.50
Now, bear in mind that this was a primary election and people were restricted to voting a "straight party", but these guys are all non-partisan. It appears that our Mr. Gust has pulled ahead by nearly 5% over our present sheriff, Jule Hanson. I was impressed that nearly 30% of all registered voters participated in this primary!
I've said before, "I really don't care for whom you vote, but it is important that you do." I believe that the constitution gave us two duties as citizens, one is to participate on a jury when asked, and the other is to vote. It isn't stated like it is a duty in the constitution, but it really is.
posted by Red Flannel at 4:04 PM
1 Comments:
Heard a funny anecdotal story the other day. Seems the winner in a municipal election was a few weeks deceased. The news commontators had a field day with that one. One said, "It'll be tough for him to serve his term." The other said, "Why should it?--Most of those who voted for him are dead, too!"
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