Don’t Complain if you didn’t Vote
Here are some numbers on the returns for the voting of the new Lake Stevens Sno-Isle Library:
Estimated voting population according to the year 2000 Census Bureau: 4,568
Total Voters May 21st: 1872
YES 1,134 60.58%
NO 738 39.42%
So if my math is correct only 41% of Lake Stevens residents turned out to vote on this issue.
Regardless of which side you stood on, it is a shame to see that nearly 59% of Lake Stevens voters didn’t even care to vote on this issue. Maybe this is a sign of a general malaise voters have in regards to the process. That maybe some have all but given up in believing that it still works. For the most part I hear from people that I know, that even if something gets voted down by the people the politicians have a way of getting their way during one of many next rounds.