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The turnout for Tuesday’s primary election in Fayette County was only 32.45 percent with only 23.326 voters making it to the polls out of 71,891 registered voters. The number of people voting in local elections here has decreased by almost 50 percent over the past 30 years. Where are we headed as a democracy if no one takes the time and trouble to vote? Can anything be done to make voting easier or is mandatory voting the only real solution to this problem?
“I don’t think it really matters. We give them the job and they handle the tax money and patch up our sidewalks. What other policies could they have?”
“Well maybe if they let the independents vote every election time you’d have a little bit of a better turnout or put somebody in with voting for.”
“You will never find the perfect candidate. The objective is to find the candidate that best fits what you stand for. Excuses because there were no good candidates are lame. If you do your homework and look into each candidate, you will find that you can agree on somethings. Then you build on that.”
“Offer free stuff at each voting site and you’ll get a 100 percent turnout.”
“People work, politicians lie. End of story.”
“I didn’t know anyone who was running. They used to come to the door or on the street and meet people. They worked for their vote. Now the only way you know who is running is when you see a sign in someone’s yard. Don’t get me started about mandatory voting!”
“If they force me to vote, I’ll draw an extra box on the ballot and write Mickey Mouse for every election.”
“Make the elections truly open. Don’t have silly regulations about needing to be registered with one of the official parties. I’m a registered voter and cannot participate in primaries, because I’m not registered as a D or R.”
“Primaries are the only reason I’m registered.”
“I think the issue is that the candidates are not making themselves known. No speeches, no face time.”
All I’ve seen of the candidates are signs. I feel the candidates are responsible for lighting the fire within the voting pool. “
“I bet the Walmart parking lot was full on Tuesday.”