Why should you make the effort to vote?
The Chatter:
You may have heard…..you are only one person….and your votes don’t count
for much….. OR …..Why should you make the effort….the candidate you
like never wins anyway!
The Reality:
EVERY VOTE MAKES A DIFFERENCE in City of Tybee elections!
In the last election (2009) -- out of 2,662 registered voters, 1,360 voters
decided the election for Mayor and six City Council members.
• 860 voters elected Shirley Sessions as Mayor Pro Tem – giving her more votes
than any other city council candidate.
• The other five City Council winners received from 640 votes to 819
votes…..a difference of only 179 votes.
• Jason Buelterman was elected Mayor (with no opposition) with 1,163 votes.
• Four of six incumbents (Charlie Brewer, Barry Brown, Eddie Crone, and
Dick Smith) were defeated.
• Incumbent Dick Smith was defeated (611 votes) because 29 fewer people voted
for him than for Frank Schuman (640 votes).
• AND….despite the talk about the tendency to ‘start over’ with each new
council, the voters on Tybee made changes but still elected two
incumbents (Paul Wolff and Wanda Doyle) and two non-incumbents who had
served in prior years (Shirley Sessions and Kathryn Williams) – a total of
four members on the ‘new’ council came with experience.
DON’T FORGET --- On November 8th
VOTE on Tybee for the Mayor and for six City Council members of your choice!
OR…if you can’t vote on election day, you may vote early (in-advance) or absentee:
here are ways to vote taken from the website voter.chathamcounty.org
1. October 18- November 4 Vote in ADVANCE in person at this location only:
1117 Eisenhower Drive, Suite E,
Monday-Friday 8:00 am – 5:00 pm.
OR on Saturday (only one Saturday is open for voting in 2011)
Saturday October 29, 9:00 am – 2:00 pm
No reason is required to vote early, but you must show photo identification
2. October 31 – November 4 Vote in ADVANCE in person at three
locations (you must show photo identification)
• Civic Center 301 W. Oglethorpe Ave 9:00 – 4:00 Monday-Friday
• Mosquito Control 65 Billy Hair Drive 9:00 – 4:00 Monday-Friday
• 1117 Eisenhower Drive, Suite E 8:00 – 5:00 (M/W/Friday)
or 8:00 – 7:00 (Tues/Thurs)
3. Vote by Mail or Fax
You may mail or fax an application until November 4 –
call 912-790-1520 for complete information.
The most important political office is that of the private citizen. ~Louis Brandeis
Click here for a sample ballot - side 1
Click here for a sample ballot - side 2
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