People should take local elections as seriously, or even more seriously than national or even statewide elections. Local elections show the power of our community (or lack thereof) as the outcomes are often decided by fewer votes and turnout is much lower. In particular the election this November 5th will greatly affect how our cities are run (via selection of mayors, council, School Board) as well as our pocketbooks (annual taxes could increase by over $400 for the average homeowner in CH-UH). So vote!!
If you know that you are not going to be able to make it to the polls next Tuesday, consider sending in ASAP an application for an absentee ballot. At this point there are no guarantees that you will receive the ballot, but it is worth a try. The application needs to be received by this weekend, and you need to receive the ballot by mail in-time, and then your completed absentee ballot needs to be postmarked the day before the election. The Board of Elections does try hard in this last week to have a quick turn-around. If in the end it does not work out, you can still vote as normal at the polls. Click here to download the application >>
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