I voted at 7am as usual. I was pleased with the number of people there at that hour, but not overwhelmed.
There is something called Kids Vote that enables kids to vote (votes don't count toward the actual election). This is one long-term (12+ years from now in my case) strategy to get folks interested. I took my first grader. It took me an extra five minutes, but she was excited to participate and learn a key part of her civic duty. On a side note, and shame on me for peeking as I helped her place her ballot in the KV box, but she voted differently than me for mayor. What does she know that I don't? Tom Madden Lowry Hill On 11/8/05 2:36 PM, "Tony Brant" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > I guess what I'm thinking is... what can be done to (a) make society > as a whole value the people's power in voting, and (b) get the public > to start thinking about elections before they hear "It's Election Day > tomorrow!" on Monday's 10PM news, or when they wake up Tuesday > morning upset over the "junk" on their windshields. > > Good luck to everyone tonight, and get out to vote! > > Tony Brant > Stevens Square REMINDERS: 1. Be civil! Please read the NEW RULES at http://www.e-democracy.org/rules. If you think a member is in violation, contact the list manager at [EMAIL PROTECTED] before continuing it on the list. 2. Don't feed the troll! Ignore obvious flame-bait. For state and national discussions see: http://e-democracy.org/discuss.html For external forums, see: http://e-democracy.org/mninteract ________________________________ Minneapolis Issues Forum - A Civil City-focused Civic Discussion - Mn E-Democracy Post messages to: mailto:[email protected] Subscribe, Un-subscribe, etc. at: http://e-democracy.org/mpls
