It happened in Broward County Florida this week.
As Broward County election results trickled in Tuesday night, some spectators wondered why no vote totals were shown for an annexation referendum near Tamarac.I always thought holding municipal or county elections in March was done. Florida traditionally has its statewide elections every two years. The Tuesday after Labor Day and then in November. That would seem the best time to hold elections, if only because the turnout will be much higher. A referendum without a vote. Isn't Florida a great state or what?The mystery's answer disappointed government officials. The election's final result, "0 votes," was accurate: Not one registered voter who lives in the unincorporated Prospect Bend neighborhood turned out for the annexation question.
The expression "every vote counts" was clear in this election. Had one a lone voter showed and voted yes, that voter would have decided the fate of the 200-person neighborhood, requiring all of it to be part of Tamarac.
"I'm just shocked that there was an election held and no one showed," said state Rep. Jack Seiler, D- Wilton Manors, who last year submitted a bill passed by the Legislature allowing the referendum question to be on Tuesday's ballot.
Up for annexation was an area dubbed Prospect Bend by Tamarac officials. The area, made up of a multi-building rental complex and industrial properties, abuts a curvy part of Prospect Road near the southwest corner of Fort Lauderdale Executive Airport.
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Wow, even the dead didn't b... (Below threshold)1. Posted by epador | March 13, 2008 12:48 PM | Score: 2 (2 votes cast)
Wow, even the dead didn't bother, huh?
1. Posted by epador | March 13, 2008 12:48 PM |
Score: 2 (2 votes cast)
Posted on March 13, 2008 12:48
2. Posted by Bill Jempty | March 13, 2008 1:00 PM | Score: 1 (1 votes cast)
epador writes- Wow, even the dead didn't bother, huh?
I heard from a reliable source that the Century Village bus broke down.
Couldn't resist that one.
Bill
2. Posted by Bill Jempty | March 13, 2008 1:00 PM |
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Posted on March 13, 2008 13:00
3. Posted by CR | March 13, 2008 1:27 PM | Score: 1 (1 votes cast)
I'm not surprised to see this. My town has ~9000 registered voters. At least half of those turned out for the presidential primaries a month-and-a-half ago. OTOH, if 1000 turn out to vote for town ballot initiatives or 250 show up for town meetings we're having sellout participation.
Conclusion; the real importance of an issue to a voter and the extent to which his voice and vote matter are inversely proportional to the level of that voter's interest!
3. Posted by CR | March 13, 2008 1:27 PM |
Score: 1 (1 votes cast)
Posted on March 13, 2008 13:27
4. Posted by Larkin | March 13, 2008 2:44 PM | Score: -1 (1 votes cast)
This is further evidence of why the Democratic presidential primary results should be ignored.
4. Posted by Larkin | March 13, 2008 2:44 PM |
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Posted on March 13, 2008 14:44
5. Posted by yetanotherjohn | March 13, 2008 3:55 PM | Score: 0 (0 votes cast)
The thing that gets me about this is the poll watchers. In Texas, both parties provide poll watchers to monitor the election for fairness. They are generally from the precinct and vote. So if no precinct chair, poll watcher, etc. bothered, that is really strange.
5. Posted by yetanotherjohn | March 13, 2008 3:55 PM |
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Posted on March 13, 2008 15:55