Come one, come all, the polls are open for the primary election. Greensboro votes today to see which candidates will earn a spot on the upcoming ballot. Several city council seats available in this municipal election, as is the position for mayor. The above photo shows people en route to vote at the Courthouse on Saturday. Candidate-at-large Marikay Abuzuaiter is the person campaigning on the left. We didn't get the name of the man to the right; however, both seemed personable and sincere. The nice aspect of the municipal elections is that partisanship and the democrat/republican dichotomy is kept to a minimum.
We were one of 1,744 people who voted early this year. If the weather person is correct, Saturday was much nicer weather for voting. However, take the attitude of one NYC post office and tell yourself, "Neither snow nor rain nor heat nor gloom of night stays [this voter] from the swift completion of [voting] (read more here; loosely derived from Herodotus). Just within the past month, women in Saudia Arabia were given the right to vote. Regardless of whether you are male or female, consider it your civic duty to vote.
To help you make your decision, Greensboro 101 has a list of candidates (here).
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