5th Ward Special Election Today
Today voters in the 5th ward will go to the polls to select one of three candidates to finish the term of former alderman April Ford-Griffin who resigned to take a city position.
Independent candidates Tonya Finley and Rose M. Green participated in the candidate forum last week. The Democratic nominee Tammika Hubbard confirmed two days prior but she didn’t participate. I expected to meet and hear from all three candidates. The volunteers from the League of Women Voters of St. Louis did an outstanding job with the two candidates  that took the time to show up.
I voted absentee last week, access to my new polling place via public transit would require me to cross 14th Street without a signalized crosswalk — too dangerous.
Turnout will be low for this election, very few people deciding who completes the term that ends in April 2013. This may cause me problems down the road for disclosing this but I voted for Tonya Finley in this election.
– Steve Patterson
Inappropriate comment! Most of us don’t care who you voted for, Steve.
Inappropriate comment! Most of us don’t care who you voted for, Steve.
Too bad, it’s my blog.
Too bad, it’s my blog.
So the annointed candidate of the Democratic Party skipped the debate and the two independent candidates showed up? What does this say about both public outreach and transparency in government? And why weren’t there any males to pick from? Or other minorities or whites?
So the annointed candidate of the Democratic Party skipped the debate and the two independent candidates showed up? What does this say about both public outreach and transparency in government? And why weren’t there any males to pick from? Or other minorities or whites?
All three are African-American females. That’s who ran for the seat.
All three are African-American females. That’s who ran for the seat.
You must sleep in the middle of the bed, too!Â
You must sleep in the middle of the bed, too!
Business as usual – the machine candidate got 2/3 of the vote. but only 409 votes total. Your choice finished in third place, with 14% of the vote and only 84 votes . . . .
Business as usual – the machine candidate got 2/3 of the vote. but only 409 votes total. Your choice finished in third place, with 14% of the vote and only 84 votes . . . .