The Board of Election is predicting that only between 20 and 25% of the eligible voters will take the time to vote Tuesday. This is a very sad commentary on our people.
Sad news indeed.
I watched last year as citizens proposed changes to the city charter. There was a lot of public involvement. In the end, city council refused to place any meaningful charter issues on the ballot. It's things like this that make the average citizen disgusted with city government and voting in general.
If she is correct, we should have the city returns in by 11:00 if not earlier, and regardless of the outcome, you won't be able to blame the system ... but blame the voters, but it won't bode well for the minority party candidates and independents.
This is why the Republicans have all but given up on running candidates in the city ... voter apathy can not be blamed on the system, but must be blamed on the individual voter who is too lazy to get out to vote, even after voting has been made easy.
In looking over the Sample Ballot I noted that there is only ONE candidate for President of Council ... Charles P. Sammerone and NO provision for a write in. I'm in the 3rd Ward so this is the ballot I'll get. Are each wards different when it comes to the ballot? None of the Green candidates are listed on my ballot, not that I would vote for any of them, but it's a wee bit strange. As it was, in order to even find the sample ballot I had to jump through a maze to get to it.
On the BOE sample ballot web page, if you select the filter for Green Party you will find the candidates listed for the President of Council race.
tt you should be ashamed of yourself with your last comment. you said the other day you been an astute voter for fifty yrs. you know you as a voter must declare a party or ask for an issue only ballot in the primaries. there are exceptions to this rule where cities have non-partisan elections.
Perhaps the primary election should be called the election for political parties.
In this election, you declare which party you want to affiliate with and then vote for that party's candidates and the issue.
Examples
Democratic Party - Three candidates for Mayor, one unopposed candidate for President of Council - plus the issue
Green Party - Two candidates for President of Council - plus the issue
Republican Party - No candidates at all
Independents - Issue only
Well tie my shoes and pour me another cup of tea ... your right so BIG DEAL iwasthere! BIG --------- DEAL!
Pour me another tequila, make it a killer.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uMdSaozrZcA&safe=active (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uMdSaozrZcA&safe=active)
:o Really ... Tequila ??? Golly gee .... I'd really prefer Irish Cream Coffee but forgot to get the fixings when I went to the store today so I guess I'll just have to settle for plain old coffee or a cup of tea. Have a wonderful day Billy.
When I went to the BOE web site there was one thing that I wanted that was NOT there ... A COMPLETE LIST OF ALL THE CANDIDATES ... can you dig it? A lousey complete list of candidates for ALL the Mahoning County races ... NOT a sample ballot that will be for my ward ...and my party ... CAN YA DIG MAN?
In past, I could download a COMPLETE list of races and issues for Mahoning County.
To make matters even MORE AGRAVATING I went to the LWV web site, bou NOTHING ... ABSOLUTELY NOTHING.
WOW Towntalk that is PATHETIC FOR MAHONING COUNTY not just 'Pathetic For City' :'( I am a little supprised with our Board Of Elections - I thought they were pretty good. I am working at "The Polls" tomorrow and wonder how 'Pathetic' it will be :laugh: Mybe I'll have time to read "War and Peace" ;D ;D ;D
Could not have said it any better my friend.
This is an off-year election folks. Only partisan primaries (Youngstown & Struthers) and ONLY local issues and levies will be voted in those communities that chose to send them to the ballot at this time.
In November, in addition to the partisan races in Youngstown and Struthers, other non-partisan elections will take place for township trustees and all local school boards.
Full disclosure my friend, full disclosure. You would be the very first to shout out if some governmental body were to work behind closed doors, and would be absolutely right. Whether there are just three candidates and one issue on the ballot or a full slate and twenty issues, the County BOE should list all the candidates county wide and all the issues county wide in a single list on its web site.
Quote from: Towntalk on May 06, 2013, 11:50:40 AM
Well tie my shoes and pour me another cup of tea ... your right so BIG DEAL iwasthere! BIG --------- DEAL!
tt, i love pulling your leg from time to time. lol take my comments with a tongue and cheek approach. i do not want to be the blame for you pushing up daisies before your time. lmdo
No problem ... I just turn to my library of over 2000 songs clamp on my earphones ... turn out the lights ... and all is right with the world. You most likely wouldn't enjoy the kind of music I have in my library though because most radio stations shy away from the sort of music I enjoy ... big orchestra's playing popular music and music from movies and Broadway as opposed to the garbage that passes for music today. Whoever gets my computer when I'm gone will have quite a library to listen to. In the meantime I don't really get upset by your zingers because I know you mean no harm.
http://vote.mahoningcountyoh.gov/wp-content/uploads/2013/02/May-2013-primary-filings-web.pdf (http://vote.mahoningcountyoh.gov/wp-content/uploads/2013/02/May-2013-primary-filings-web.pdf)
That's what I wanted.
who said that i did not like your selections of music. i use all types of music to show the stds their are other music genres out there besides today's music. i am going to work with a frd that learned through music to set up a program that helps stds understand certain subjects through music. swing music and dance was part of my pt when i had my shoulder operated on several yrs ago.
Tell you what my friend ... send me a private message with your address and I'll put together a couple of CD's full of music from my library.
I must live in a dictatorship.....Nothing to vote on in Lowellville..........
Hay NICE dictatorship you have down there in Lowellville - better than some Democracy (?) up North ;D ;D ;D of you
Talk about pathetic, no one showed up for a public hearing on increasing turnpike tolls. Sad.
http://www.wkbn.com/2013/05/08/public-hearing-on-turnpike-toll-increase-has-zero-turnout/ (http://www.wkbn.com/2013/05/08/public-hearing-on-turnpike-toll-increase-has-zero-turnout/)
Apathy, Apathy, Apathy
Hadn't heard about it. And besides as long as it is along the lines of inflation as defined by our COLA....Who really cares?
The increase is to help improve the turnpike's financial position to repay back the bonds that will be sold to finance the governor's plan. I don't mind the toll increase since it will help pay for infrastructure improvements in nothern Ohio.