desh ([personal profile] desh) wrote2005-11-08 12:46 pm

VOTE!

I just came back from voting.

There was one office for which no one was running. I wrote in myself. I figure it's a novel way to look for a job, if nothing else. We'll see if anything happens.

Never before have I voted in an election in which the ballot issue is the most important. Philadelphia's democratic machine has been running overtime lately, with a recent corruption trial, an even more recent resigning of a city councilman due to corruption charges, and just a general stench of pay-to-play (a fancy term for bribery, I suppose) all around the city. The ballot question in Philadelphia is a complicatedly-worded thing about reducing the possibility for future pay-to-play arrangements. Voting YES on that felt better than most candidates I've voted for in the past. (Excepting myself, of course.)

Go vote! I don't care where you live. If there are elections being held today, they're important. (Especially in New Jersey and Ohio, among other states.) Go, go, go!

[identity profile] krisispm.livejournal.com 2005-11-09 12:27 am (UTC)(link)
There were two statewide, the others were county.

I wound up doing some research before leaving work, and anyone i couldn't find positive information on i voted no-confidence. I don't think turnover is a bad thing, especially considering this is a hugely democrat county anyhow. And, especially for the 10yr term people.