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No more Election Day excuses
One of the more common cliches heard on Election Day is, “If you don’t
vote, you can’t complain.”
Well, because about 77 percent of Queens registered voters didn’t bother
showing up to vote in the Nov. 7 citywide election, we guess that there isn’t
much for the borough to complain about the next four years. Th at’s not true,
of course, but it seems as though things aren’t bad enough to compel everyone
to make a change.
Why did voters not show up on Election Day? Th ere are many excuses, but
two stand out as particularly asinine.
One is the rainy weather that hit during the latter part of the day. Voting
booths are almost always placed in warm, well-lit, waterproof venues. Your
feet may get wet by walking through the rain, but are dry feet worth the price
of a wasted vote?
Th e other poor excuse was a general malaise among the electorate, that neither
de Blasio nor his many challengers were appealing. It sounded an awful
lot like the same excuse people had in 2016, when Hillary Clinton won the
popular vote but Donald Trump won the presidency with the electoral vote
because he squeaked by in three swing states.
In examining Queens voting districts this year, we found that Republican
mayoral candidate Nicole Malliotakis won a great number of those in northeast
and central Queens that Clinton won last year. Th e reason? Low voter
turnout. Some districts had less than half of the total ballots cast there in
2016.
Luckily for Mayor Bill de Blasio, New York City doesn’t have an electoral
vote, otherwise he might have had been in real trouble.
Every Queens resident has a responsibility to be active in his/her community
— and there is simply no excuse for not participating in every election.
If it’s rainy, bring an umbrella or call a friend for a ride (some campaigns
will even drive you to the polls). If you’re going out of town, fi ll out an absentee
ballot before you leave. State law protects your right to go out and vote
without being docked. If you don’t like who’s running, write in the candidate
of your choice.
If you’re not a registered voter, become one: visit vote.nyc.ny.us to fi nd out
how. And save the date — the next general election is Nov. 6, 2018.
It’s easy to be an armchair pundit and voice your displeasure about government
on social media or at the Th anksgiving dinner table. But it’s all bark and
no bite. Th e only thing that counts, in the end, is your vote.
And if you don’t vote, you don’t have a voice.
STORY: Jennifer Lopez and Leah Remini shoot scenes for new movie
at Donovan’s Pub in Woodside
SUMMARY: A fi lm starring some of the biggest names in Hollywood
including Jennifer Lopez and Leah Remini shot scenes at Donovan’s
Pub in Woodside on Nov. 7.
REACH: 57,805 people (as of 11/13/17)
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Assistant to Publisher Deborah Cusick
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