Comments on: Scott Drake Defeats Greg Coleson By 14 Votes For City Commission Seat

By: At Home in Decatur

At Home in Decatur — Thu, 21 Mar 2013 00:45:37 +0000

Go Ro-ob! Go Ro-ob! Go Ro-ob!

By: At Home in Decatur

At Home in Decatur — Thu, 21 Mar 2013 00:44:22 +0000

Or we could have used Survey Monkey for an interim rep who could have then run for real in November.

This election was a measure of who both pays attention and is willing to spend 3.5 minutes parking and voting, since that’s all the time it took. Evidently only 13% of the northside registered voters!

By: Rob Pope

Rob Pope — Wed, 20 Mar 2013 23:02:23 +0000

Thanks Nellie and others for the inquiry. I was asked that very question more than a few times this weekend. Short answer – I haven’t decided…. Longer answer – I love what I’m doing now – coaching 26 U10 girls in soccer, teaching geology at every CSD school that invites me, and staying involved in the schools at a direct level whenever I can. I also would like to see some new, engaged people on the school board and am hopeful that there is interest from others. I’ll let DM readers (and Decaturites in general) know as we get closer to the August deadline.

By: Decaturite16

Decaturite16 — Wed, 20 Mar 2013 21:53:57 +0000

This is the perpetual problem with special elections. With nothing else on the ballot, turnout us always poor. The question is really whether they should be held at all? Could we have waited until November, or would that be too long for those of us in the district to go without representation?

By: Marty

Marty — Wed, 20 Mar 2013 19:16:46 +0000

Turnout was 70-80% in all Decatur precincts for the November 2012 general election vs. 13% for yesterday’s election. So not even close.

13% is even lower than usual for a Decatur municipal election. When its a regularly scheduled election, instead of a special, we usually get 20-25%.