At 8:28 PM +0000 2/21/05, SkipDragon wrote:
>Voter turnout is significantly lower in off-cycle municipal elections
>than in general elections. Need we say more? One of the overriding
>problems with Asbury is an appalling lack of citizen involvement;
>which results in a sort of Russian roulette electoral contest, an
>elected that owes its existence more to fate than process and the sort
>of secrecy and back room deal making that today's norm. 1700, 2500
>who cares; it's too few for a city of 17,000.
Aren't some of the 17,000 children?
And can you please substantiate or clarify your statement that a lack of
citizen involvement (i.e., low voter turnout) leads to secrecy and back room
deal making.
~joe
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