[AsburyPark] Re: May elections lower turnout

2005-02-21 Thread SkipDragon
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

[AsburyPark] Re: May elections lower turnout

2005-02-21 Thread Joe D'Andrea
At 8:28 PM + 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

[AsburyPark] Re: May elections lower turnout

2005-02-21 Thread Jim
--- In AsburyPark@yahoogroups.com, Jim [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: --- In AsburyPark@yahoogroups.com, SkipDragon [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Voter turnout is significantly lower in off-cycle municipal elections than in general elections. Need we say more? One of the overriding problems

[AsburyPark] Re: May elections lower turnout

2005-02-21 Thread dfsavgny
Asbury Park City, New Jersey Statistics and Demographics (US Census 2000) Number Percent Asbury Park Population: 16930 100.00% Sex and Age Male 7943 46.92% Female 8987 53.08% Under 5 years 1539 9.09% 5 to 9 years 1579 9.33% 10 to 14 years 1284 7.58% 15 to 19 years

re: [AsburyPark] Re: May elections lower turnout

2005-02-21 Thread joedan
Gerry referred to disenfrabchised voters. I'm wondering who they are. dfsavgny [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: __ Asbury Park City, New Jersey Statistics and Demographics (US Census 2000) Number Percent Asbury Park Population: 16930 100.00% Sex and Age Male 7943 46.92%