Go vote. The polls stay open until 7. Yes, your vote matters. The greater the turnout, the clearer the decision.
On the other hand, don’t vote if you really don’t care. Or if you really haven’t thought about the hospital or the city commission or if you really don’t know anything of substance about the candidates. Ignorance magnified by numbers is ignorance compounded.
Do vote if you and a friend have talked about the ballot and made decisions.
Don’t vote to appease granddad’s prejudices.
Do vote to line up with a philosophy that strikes you as useful and convincing.
Don’t vote to get even with anyone or anything. Anger is a untrustworthy informant.
Do vote to build a stronger community, a better state, a better nation.
Do vote because the more the better is a good Election Day slogan.
Go vote.
— Emerson Lynn, jr.
