Election dreaming

Once again Jim Slusher is right on. How can democracy (small d) survive without voting? Of course a non-vote is really a vote, a vote to keep on motoring on, no matter where. Anyway, since I am one of those weird citizens that always voted, let me tell you why 85% of people may have taken a pass. I vote in Blackberry Township, a township as sweet as its name. At my precinct at 9 a.m., as we all know voting starts at 6 a.m., I was the proud voter No. 9 voter. So happy I was not in double digits. Yet all the precinct workers totaled at least 10. It is a true showing of American democracy that the election judges outnumber the voters. In any event, I do believe that 56 people voted that day. Except for Waubonsee College which was a vote for 4 of 6 not a one was contested. In fact, one library trustee position had no votes cast - that is no, like zero. I mean, really, you cannot get your brother-in-law to vote for you?

I get the reason we have April elections. You know, concentrate on the local. Perhaps the time has come to move them to presidential years. The 10% or so will still vote and the rest may become more involved; probably not. So let us get rid of all these elections. Have towns or counties appoint park or library board and consolidate schools. Dream on

Jim Sather

Geneva