$12.50 a vote

[silverlib]

Yea - that's what our tax dollars went to in Austin Precinct 356. Answering the call for for precinct workers, I volunteered outside my precinct that was covered and missed my own precinct meeting to sit for 12 1/2 hours and watch 43 people vote. (27 Democrats and 16 Republicans). Right now, I'm feeling like I was in the wrong place. Neither the Republicans or the Democrats had anyone show for a precinct meeting. Why did I do this? So precincts wouldn't be joined at the last minute and voters would know where to go to vote. The money I made will go to some candidate - I already lost money because my job is paid by production and I had to give the work away to do this.

Was it the Kinky and four names petition that kept people home? Maybe some, but I think we just have too many damned elections and the apathy is a direct result of this. Our candidates worked hard and they deserve more than this. Do the taxpayers know how much it cost when they don't show up to vote? I doubt it. If they knew, would they show up?