| If anyone needs me, I'll be over in the corner, attempting to bite my face
By TOM QUIGLEY
The Express-Times
BELVIDERE | A handful of contested races combined with the almost dead silence of this year's campaign season will likely result in a miniscule voter turnout in Warren County for Tuesday's primary election, one official said.
Warren County Clerk Terrance D. Lee estimates about 15 percent of the county's 61,757 registered voters will make it to the polls.
"And I'm being optimistic," he added.
If Lee's prediction holds up, it would be the lowest primary turnout for Warren County in recent years.
Think that's bad? There's more after the jump. |
At the municipal level, the contests are taking place in Alpha, Belvidere, and the townships of Blairstown, Greenwich, Harmony, Independence, Liberty and Washington.
In Greenwich Township, Republican Elaine Emiliani is fighting to keep her seat on the five-person committee in a race against Troy Rush. Emiliani joined the board in 2003. Rush is president of the Stewartsville Volunteer Fire Co.
No Democratic candidates filed for the primary.
Greenwich Township is not the only municipality where there are no Dems filed. Not by a long shot.
But there is more:
Warren County has 19,390 registered Republicans, 9,636 registered Democrats and 32,708 unaffiliated voters. There is also a smattering of third-party voters including six registered with the Green Party.
9,636 registered Dems. Where is the effort to register more, especially this year, with so much on the table? Oh yeah, ain't been any. Oops! Never mind.
And finally, what may be the most damning exchange of all:
So what's the main reason for the expected low turnout?
"Lack of interest," Lee said.
Like I said, over in the corner, attempting to bite my face. |
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