(Amen. - promoted by rich)
With less than a week to go until yet another primary election in the state of Michigan, Secretary of State Terri Lynn Land announced that she expects 1.4 million voters to turn out and cast a ballot. With 7.4 million registered voters in our state, that means fewer than 20% are expected to make an appearance at the polls to decide who will run the state for the next two years. Given that there is so much excitement centered around the presidential election in November, the primary is unfortunately overlooked by most voters. Many Michigan legislative seats are determined by the winner of the primary election. In effect, 20% of voters determine who will be elected in November to run the State House and in two years, probably fewer will turn out to see who runs the House and the Senate. Get out the vote efforts are almost more important for the primary than for the general. Many of the decisions that impact the day to day life of Michiganders comes from the State Legislature. If you can spare the time, head out to your neighborhoods on August 5 and encourage your neighbors to vote in the forgotten race. --- "Decisions are made by those who show up." |
