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Originally Posted by Wes927
Balancedact, cool to see someone involved and aware of an obscure local race. Sadly, the typical American is more involved in voting for higher offices, even though their vote counts more for local office, and often has a greater influence on their lives.
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I tend to believe that the vast majority of people who vote in these types of small, local elections do so not out of concern for issues, but more because they know the person that is running and are doing it as a favor (either friend, neighbor, or relative).
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