Nathan Moore's Thoughts
The Vote is Cast
I decided to stop by Howard School and get my early vote in before the certain last-day rush at the Hermitage Library site tomorrow. This is the second election where the electronic machines have been in use, and I noticed something I did not notice before - how utterly easy it now is to vote for a write-in candidate. No more requesting a special ballot. No more waiting for that ballot to be provided. And no more uncertainty about the process. You just hit the “write-in” button and type. Very nice.
I had no preferred candidate in my council district, so I wrote another one in. Same for vice mayor, though I resisted the urge to add my own candidate on the council at-large ballot. Prospectively, there are certainly going to be some worthwhile write-in campaigns.
UPDATE Oh yeah - I voted for Karl Dean for mayor.
July 27th, 2007 at 11:26 am
You’re not gonna say who you voted for for Mayor?
July 27th, 2007 at 12:45 pm
[...] While he doesn’t issue an endorsement, Nathan Moore departs from the consensus around David Briley that has developed among Metrocentric political bloggers and casts his vote for Karl Dean. [...]
July 27th, 2007 at 5:24 pm
or why?
July 28th, 2007 at 5:23 pm
I think Dean is the best qualified to run the city. I asked him about tax increases, and he seemed sincere, telling me that he would not advocate for any.
So, that’s all. Simple, really. Nothing exciting to see here.