Your vote doesn’t count! Hogwash!

Lots of people who moan and complain about our elections and why they will not vote, far too many say,” My vote won’t count.” You don’t have to go father than the Mishawka City Council race this year to see how individual votes do count. The difference in the two candidates totals for the 3rd District race was 5 votes. So on election night Republican Jason Mazurkiewicz had apparently lost by five votes to Democrat Ross Deal. Republicans quickly filed for a recount when it was found that over 50 votes were undereported.

Elections are many times decided by only a handfull of votes. Around the state of Indiana and nationally there were close calls for election night 2007.

The tribal council race in OKMULGEE, Ok was decided by 21 votes, according to Indiancountry.com.

The city council race in New Harmony Indiana, had 13 candidates running for 5 council seats. The top five vote getters would be elected. The difference between the fifth and sixth place was one vote as reported by the Evansville Courier Press article.

The Times Reporter newspaper of Philadelphia reported on two tie races and 5 races that caused automatic recounts, four of which were races that were within a one vote margin.

So my friends take these races to heart. Your vote does in fact count. This should be your wake up call to get involved in the politcal process and make sure your voice gets heard and your candidate wins, and wins by more than one vote! Get out today and volunteer!