Editorial: Don't leave the decision to others. Vote today
Tuesday, Oct. 8, 2019 -- There's no better way for citizens to get a message to public officials than by voting. Do it today. It's your right, and obligation.
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Candidates have been working to rouse interest. The last few days there’s hardly a mailbox in cities holding elections that haven’t been filled with vote-for-me post cards and candidate solicitations.
If you haven’t had a candidate or campaign worker knock on your door, it’s because you haven’t been home. And it’s likely you’ve been greeted by a candidate at some community event or shopping venue.
Still, voters were hardly breaking the doors down at early voting sites in the Triangle: 18,039 in Wake County; 6,484 in Durham County and 6,387 in Orange County.
But that need not be a predictor of final turnout. Polls are open today from 6:30 a.m. until 7:30 p.m.
Voters who don’t make it to the polls are telling the rest of us who do: “Go ahead, we’ll trust you to make choices for us. We’ll be happy with the decisions you make and promise not to complain a bit if local governments do things we don’t like.”
We may like our neighbors – but do we really trust ALL of them with our votes?
There’s no better way for citizens to get a message to public officials than by voting.
Do it today. It’s your right, and obligation.
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