Those who participate in Shorewood political life frequently bemoan the low turnout that characterizes spring elections. Apparently, we should count our blessings. In the recent election is Missouri described below, nobody voted. Not one person. The candidate did not even turn out to vote for himself.
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AP, 4/6/07Joe Selle didn't exactly get voted out of office this week, but he wasn't re-elected, either. Selle, who was running unopposed for City Council in Missouri City , Missouri , didn't get any votes at all. Not even one from himself. Selle says he simply forgot that Tuesday was election day, and apparently so did Ward Three's 34 other registered voters. The result was zero votes cast in Selle's race, but the city charter lets him keep the seat unless someone else is "successfully elected and qualified." Turnout was better in Ward Two, where two people voted.
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