Hey, you want to do something really unique? Something that truly sets you apart from the crowd and identifies you as an individual? One of the elites who runs our city?
Then go vote.
A paltry 7,786 Austinites have cast ballots in the City Council run-off election between Cid Galindo and Laura Morrison thus far, along with 267 mail-in ballots. That’s less than 2% of registered voters. If turnout follows its usual early voting/election day split, then about 28,000 of us will decide the future direction of this city of more than 700,000.
Early voting ends today at 7pm at most locations, but earlier at some. Take advantage of the convenience of early voting today – you may vote early at any location, but on Election Day (June 14), you will be required to cast your ballot in your neighborhood precinct.
And if you don’t vote, then don’t bitch when either Morrison or Galindo turns out to be a really terrible council member.
UPDATE: Final early total (including mail-in ballots received): 9,921
This article appears in June 6 • 2008.