MD – The Abysmal State of Voting in Baltimore …
September 17, 2007
FYI from last week: the Democratic primary for Mayor of Baltimore was a joke. Why? Only 28% turnout in a city 79% Democratic, 60% African American. Very sad state of affairs considering the shape Baltimore is in with a continuous high homicide rate and struggling public schools. Not to mention the drug problem. And deficits continue to loom both citywide and statewide. Baltimore voters must be smoking something other than good sense to not even hit the 50% mark. Nuff said on that.
A little bit of history made though: sisters in Baltimore dominating the political scene, with 3 being elected to top posts including Sheila Dixon as Mayor; S. Blake-Rawlings as City Council President; and Joan Pratt as Comptroller.
The results of the 9/11/07 contest are – go figure - hidden deeply without a direct homepage link on the Baltimore Board of Elections website. You actually have to go to the state of Maryland’s election board site to get routed to the direct page for the voting results of last week’s elections. No wonder nobody came out to vote. Results can be found at:
http://www.baltimorecity.gov/government/elections/results/
