It was definitely strange to be reading all the posts from people voting for mayor yesterday, and not be able to participate. It would have been nice to vote in a Boston mayoral race in which there was an actual race occurring. *sigh* It'll probably be another 20 years before the opportunity returns.
Voting in a local election here makes me feel uncomfortable. I'm not putting down roots here; why should I have the power to decide tax levies? I'm in student housing. I don't pay property taxes. And I'm within the University bubble - my vote impacts local authorities that don't really have much to do with me. I mean, some - I use the libraries and other public services - but I feel like I'm a resident of the University, not Ann Arbor. And voting just drives that home.
So I tend to skip most ballot items. I spent October being very busy and feeling settled in and it was great, but... then this pesky election comes up, and reminds me that I'm still a transient.
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