Being the amazing, true-to-life adventures and (very likely) misadventures of a writer who seeks to take his education, activism and seemingly boundless energy to North Minneapolis, (NoMi) to help with a process of turning a rapidly revitalizing neighborhood into something approaching Urban Utopia. I am here to be near my child. From 02/08 to 06/15 this blog pushed free speech to the envelope, so others could take heart and speak unafraid. Email me at hoffjohnw@gmail.com
Tuesday, November 3, 2009
Get Out and Vote!
Guest post by the Hawthorne Hawkman (who has not yet voted, but WILL). Image from www.dfl138.org.
Campaigns and volunteers are winding up their work. Candidates have made their cases as to why they deserve your vote (or don't). Now it's up to you all to get out and vote!
If you don't know where to vote, click on this link for the city of Minneapolis poll finder.
Remember that ballots will be different this year due to IRV. HAWKMAN ADVISES: Because this is a new system, DO NOT BE SHY about asking an election official if your ballot is filled out correctly, and DO NOT HESITATE to get a new one if it is spoiled.
Furthermore, just because you can rank up to three choices does not mean there are three (or even two) candidates deserving of your vote. If you feel only one person meets that criteria, leaving the other spots blank will not spoil your ballot. But in that case, your one choice must be your first and only choice.
(Do not click Read More, but do get out and vote!
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8 comments:
Low turnout @ Urban League. By 7:30, only 16 people had voted. It will probably pick up later.
St. Anne's had 29 voters by 10AM
10a.m. @ Northpoint- 64 voters
5-2- north regional library: 44 voters @ 12:30pm
12:30 @ Northpoint 124
Election results for the 5th wards 1st 2nd and 3rd place City Council race can be found here.
http://electionresults.sos.state.mn.us/20091103/ElecRslts.asp?CtyCd=27&M=MCD&Races=COUNCIL%20MEMBER%20WARD-W-05%20-%201st%20CHOICE%20%28CITY%20OF%20Minneapolis-135%29%2CCOUNCIL%20MEMBER%20WARD-W-05%20-%202nd%20CHOICE%20%28CITY%20OF%20Minneapolis-135%29%2CCOUNCIL%20MEMBER%20WARD-W-05%20-%203rd%20CHOICE%20%28CITY%20OF%20Minneapolis-135%29&CtyNm=%3A43000&ZoneName=43000%20-%20City%20of%20Minneapolis&DID=43000%20&mcdOffDist=1032%2C1033%2C1034
282 voters @ Parkway Methodist 5:30
5-2 had 117 at 6pm. NOT counting the one that Kenya tried to vouch for.
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