We Have an Issue: Don't Forget to Vote on Saturday: A weird election, but an important one, too - Columns
Art by Zeke Barbaro / Getty Images (Photos by David Brendan Hall and John Anderson) Only 13% of eligible voters cast a ballot in early voting for the upcoming May 1 special election. That's actually a robust turnout for a special election, but still pretty piddling numbers. I get it. Post-Trump, maybe there's been a tiny, take-the-foot-off-the-gas feeling when it comes to civic engagement? And this election is undeniably a weird one. It's on a Saturday, for starters. It doesn't have a face to it; these are ideas we're voting on, not politicians. And I for one can never keep ...
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