Iowa

question everything

(48,866 posts) Sat Aug 5, 2017, 12:18 AM Aug 2017

No One Turns Out to Vote in Iowa Towns Special Election

MCINTIRE, Iowa — Apparently it was a not-so-special election in the tiny town of McIntire, Iowa, where none of its 70 registered voters showed up to cast ballots.

Tuesday's ballot asked two questions: Should the term of the mayor be raised to four years from two, and should the terms of council members be raised to four years, staggered, from two years.

A Mitchell County deputy auditor, Barbara Baldwin, told the Mason City Globe Gazette that the poll workers didn't even vote. None of them live in McIntire.

McIntire, population 110, sits near the state line with Minnesota, 137 miles north-northeast of Des Moines.

Baldwin says she's seen low turnouts over her 28 years with the county auditor, but, "This is definitely a first."

http://www.nbcnews.com/politics/politics-news/no-one-turns-out-vote-iowa-town-s-special-election-n789551

Well..

6 replies

= new reply since forum marked as read

Highlight:

No One Turns Out to Vote in Iowa Towns Special Election (Original Post) question everything Aug 2017 OP

our county had a special election to vot e in a new school board memeber.... samnsara Aug 2017 #1

I guess it's a perfect time for kacekwl Aug 2017 #2

I'm seeing a glass half full here. Iowa went pretty strong for Combover Caligula(R). Squinch Aug 2017 #3

The interesting thing is that not even the mayor, nor council members, whose term increase question everything Aug 2017 #5

I hadn't thought of that.They could have voted themselves a job. Yep. Sounds like Trump(R) voters. Squinch Aug 2017 #6

That's amazing underpants Aug 2017 #4

samnsara

(18,283 posts)

1. our county had a special election to vot e in a new school board memeber....

Reply to question everything (Original post)

Sat Aug 5, 2017, 06:46 AM

Aug 2017

...and only 14% voted. We have ALL MAIL IN BALLOTS! Lazy people didn't even have to drive anywhere...just mark a box with an X, stick it in the mail and mail it! I don't even have any kids or grandkids here but I did my research and voted anyway. its shameful.