That's nice, but your small sample of voters is not reflected in the numbers. There are currently 161,546 students. If we guess they each have 2 parents on average that would equate to 323,092 potential voters. From the election data we know one of the most active polling locations is Leisure World (no children).
Now look at the numbers from yesterday's election and you tell me how you think parents are showing up at the polls and voting?
If parents actually participated in these elections they would have their pick of candidates. But most voters that show up at the polls do not know about Board candidates and pick up the Apple Ballot and walk in and vote as they are told by the teachers' union.
Board of Education At Large Vote for 1 (255 of 255 election day precincts reported) Name
Early Voting Election Day Absentee / Provisional Total Percentage Julie Reiley
37,533 85,588 0 123,121 48.2% Karla Silvestre
42,664 87,743 0 130,407 51.0% Other Write-Ins
462 1,578 0 2,040 0.8%
Board of Education District 1 Vote for 1 (47 of 47 election day precincts reported) Name
Early Voting Election Day Absentee / Provisional Total Percentage Maria Blaeuer
34,519 84,892 0 119,411 48.8% Judy Docca
41,350 82,164 0 123,514 50.4% Other Write-Ins
438 1,482 0 1,920 0.8%
District 3 Vote for 1 (65 of 65 election day precincts reported) Name
Early Voting Election Day Absentee / Provisional Total Percentage Lynn Amano
28,186 62,759 0 90,945 36.1% Patricia O'Neill
50,544 108,774 0 159,318 63.2% Other Write-Ins
400 1,368 0 1,768 0.7%
District 5 Vote for 1 (47 of 47 election day precincts reported) Name
Early Voting Election Day Absentee / Provisional Total Percentage Brenda Wolff
To find your polling place go here: https://elections.maryland.gov/voting/where.html
ReplyDeleteMost parents don't vote so voters without children in MCPS will pick Board of Education.
ReplyDeleteReally? All the MCPS parents I know regularly go to vote for BoE especially, even if they don't pick anything else on the ballot.
DeleteThat's nice, but your small sample of voters is not reflected in the numbers. There are currently 161,546 students. If we guess they each have 2 parents on average that would equate to 323,092 potential voters. From the election data we know one of the most active polling locations is Leisure World (no children).
DeleteNow look at the numbers from yesterday's election and you tell me how you think parents are showing up at the polls and voting?
If parents actually participated in these elections they would have their pick of candidates. But most voters that show up at the polls do not know about Board candidates and pick up the Apple Ballot and walk in and vote as they are told by the teachers' union.
Board of Education At Large
Vote for 1
(255 of 255 election day precincts reported)
Name
Early Voting
Election Day
Absentee / Provisional
Total
Percentage
Julie Reiley
37,533
85,588
0
123,121
48.2%
Karla Silvestre
42,664
87,743
0
130,407
51.0%
Other Write-Ins
462
1,578
0
2,040
0.8%
Board of Education
District 1
Vote for 1
(47 of 47 election day precincts reported)
Name
Early Voting
Election Day
Absentee / Provisional
Total
Percentage
Maria Blaeuer
34,519
84,892
0
119,411
48.8%
Judy Docca
41,350
82,164
0
123,514
50.4%
Other Write-Ins
438
1,482
0
1,920
0.8%
District 3
Vote for 1
(65 of 65 election day precincts reported)
Name
Early Voting
Election Day
Absentee / Provisional
Total
Percentage
Lynn Amano
28,186
62,759
0
90,945
36.1%
Patricia O'Neill
50,544
108,774
0
159,318
63.2%
Other Write-Ins
400
1,368
0
1,768
0.7%
District 5
Vote for 1
(47 of 47 election day precincts reported)
Name
Early Voting
Election Day
Absentee / Provisional
Total
Percentage
Brenda Wolff
73,615
160,122
0
233,737
98.8%
Other Write-Ins
695
2,129
0
2,824
1.2%