<!--quoteo(post=352878:date=Mar 4 2009, 06&#58;55 AM:name=coloradocruisers)--><div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (coloradocruisers &#064; Mar 4 2009, 06&#58;55 AM) <a href="index.php?act=findpost&amp;pid=352878">&lt;strong&gt;QUOTE BELOW&lt;/strong&gt;</div><div class='quotemain'><!--quotec--><!--quoteo(post=352865:date=Mar 4 2009, 05&#58;52 AM:name=JoeyandDavid)--><div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (JoeyandDavid &#064; Mar 4 2009, 05&#58;52 AM) <a href="index.php?act=findpost&amp;pid=352865">&lt;strong&gt;QUOTE BELOW&lt;/strong&gt;</div><div class='quotemain'><!--quotec-->just FYI Los angles City election had a embarrassing 13% turnout<br />out of 1,977,237 registered voters in the city...only 259,846 bothered to vote.... <br /><br />Just pitiful...............<!--QuoteEnd--></div><!--QuoteEEnd--><br /><br /><br />Joey: Just curious about this. Why don&#39;t they align with the November election cycle. Was it a special election? Considering the record turnouts for our last presidential election, one could see how a higher percentage of votes could be garnished. May require a council resolution, or even state action.<br /><!--QuoteEnd--></div><!--QuoteEEnd--><br /><br />Kevin I have no idea why they do what they do here in California .. I have lived here 12 years and am still scratching my head.... <br /><br />Here is an example; the candidates running for city attorney in yesterdays election didn&#39;t garner enough votes so there will be a runoff election in May ... The winner of yesterday&#39;s city attorneys race beat his closest advisory by 10 percentage points or 21 thousand votes .. yet because he didn&#39;t get 50%+1 of the votes we have to have a runoff.... The city and the County and the State hold elections on different schedules... so we vote many times in a 4 year period.. for the sake of fiscal responsibility you would think they could sync the cycles... but no not in California..In California we vote on EVERYTHING..and sometimes when we have no right to vote on the matter.. <br />So i go to the polls (haven&#39;t missed an election in 25 years) come home, sit here scratch my head, and plan my cruises.... at the end of the day .. that is all I can really do...<br /><br />hmmmmmmmmmmm I wonder if we can get another aft for our holy land cruise? I wonder......