Just got back from voting in the Minneapolis primary election. Apparently I was the 4th (!) person from Middlebrook to vote today, 1 hour before the polls close. Great turnout. I really think the University needs to do a better job of letting people know about elections, and where to vote. I'm in friggin' UDFL, and I didn't even know about the primary until yesterday. So how is the other 95% of the population, that isn't involved in political organizations, supposed to know?
The Daily did a pretty good job of covering the primaries, but their list of "places to vote" is worse than useless. It makes it seem like you can vote at any of the places listed in your Ward, but really you have to vote in the right precinct. I tried to vote at Coffman, but they wouldn't let me because I live in Middlebrook and thus am in a different precinct. Unfortunately, the workers there couldn't tell me where exactly I should vote. I ended up having to look it up on the Secretary of State website.
I think the University needs to:
a) Make election information readily available-- even an email a week before the election and the day of would go a long way towards getting the word out.
b) Provide accurate information as to where each of the dorms vote. I think it's great that the Superblock can vote right there, but what about the rest of us?
c) Provide transportation or bus routes to off-campus voting sites. I didn't mind walking 0.8 miles to my polling place, but for some people, it's just not worth the trouble.
Anyway, I voted for this guy:
R.T. Rybak. What a guy. Wish him well!
P.S. Psst. I also voted for this guy. Consider it a protest vote.
Posted by smit2174 at September 13, 2005 7:36 PM | TrackBack
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