We are having the usual spring weather with all the usual weirdness. It's 50F (10C) when I get up one morning and 18F (-8C) the next. And the wind! Don't get me started about the wind! But that is pretty normal stuff. Unfortunately we are talking about elections already!
The deadline for filing for office is next Friday but already we have FIVE candidates for Sheriff including the current incumbent, two of her subordinates and two people who just think it would be fun. County Clerk has 4 candidates: 3 Republicans and 1 with no party affiliation. There are 3 seats on the County Commission open and 8 Republican candidates; no candidates with any other affiliation. Well, that's the county for you: be Republican or be gone! It is not unusual for a Republican candidate to be unopposed in the actual election.
The really amazing thing is that the County Commission is actually going to discuss using paper ballots rather than voting machines! I mean, really? And the people who oversee the election are at least my age so their eyesight probably leaves something to be desired. Besides, it's not like we have tons of illegal aliens who are going to try to vote. They would be voting for a bunch of Republicans; does that sound likely? To put numbers on this, in the 2020 Presidential Election IN OUR COUNTY Mr. Trump had over 17,500 votes while Mr. Biden didn't quite have 7,300.
My wife and I don't really belong in this demographic. We are WAY too liberal but we do like the small town and the fresh air and the lack of traffic. There are too many homeless people in town and they aren't being given much assistance but that's true in a lot of places. It is one of the reasons we are constantly giving to the VFW Food Bank.
Oh well. The primary election is in the first part of June so things will quiet down for a bit prior to the general election in November. In the mean time, I'm going to figure out which Republican is the best one for me. Thanks for stopping by. Keep washing those hands!
1 comment:
Might be time to spoil your ballot? That is better than the ultimate sin of not voting at all and still gets your point across. So sad it has to come to this.
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