DuPont Strikethrough Voting

There have been many elections written about here are RealDuPont but to be honest, I cannot think of one that feels less fulfilling than this current November election. No state or federal implications and only a few, tired initiatives to consider. And, truth be told, no local seat worth a vote.

Based on principle, I did not cast a vote for any of the DuPont candidates. I just can’t see the point to affirm the fact that we are so apathetic in this town that we cannot offer a single opponent for any seat. Not one.

So who will vote for these unopposed candidates? Let their family and friends vote for them. It may seem, as the photo suggests, that this single candidate business is reminiscent of the old Soviet system of party voting, it is not; there is one significant difference. The Soviet’s gave you the option of drawing a line through the name as a means to not affirm the candidate.

Frankly, I think I would have preferred the Soviet method over the ballot I dropped off the other day with my initiative votes. Sham, or not, at least I could reject the notion of seeing some of the council reseated.

DuPont is well on its way to being a rental community. The ramifications of this are the subject for other posts at other times. But, the apathy is the first step on a journey that will seem more like a death march.

On the plus side, at least there weren’t many of those annoying lawn signs this year.

Post Script:

If you needed evidence of how irrelevant the DuPont election was today look no further than the results page of the Tacoma News Tribune. See anything missing?