As with citizens in municipalities across the province, township residents will go to the polls on October 26, if they hadn’t voted already via electronic options available. Well, they’ll have the option of doing so. If past results are any indication, only a third will exercise their franchise.
If you haven’t done so, the first order of business will be assessing the hopefuls. Unlike federal and provincial elections, there are no party affiliations, no partisan campaigning, no issues of universal import, no lobby groups, no 24-hour television coverage. Residents often have little exposure to incumbents, let alone newcomers to the fray. Short of having one knock on your door, getting to know the candidates will involve some work, including attending a candidates’ forum or following newspaper coverage. Rarely in local elections are there galvanizing issues that grip the public, so it takes some effort to get out and vote, let alone get informed.
