Retiring from Voting

I'm thinking about retiring from political voting to give others a chance to vote, especially young people, to pursue other projects, and to spend more time with my family.

November 2013 may have been my last vote. Month 11 and year 13, a couple nice prime numbers. That's a good mathematical time to retire.

My main reason to go to the polls has been to select local candidates and to vote on local issues. Statewide issues are secondary. I don't care much for anything at the federal level, which seems to occupy most people's time.

I've been mostly interested in municipal and county politics, but even this interest has waned in the past few years. Although plenty of local political fodder exists to keep media and fans fascinated, it has become repetitive and boring after observing Toledo and Lucas County politics since 2001. The names may change, slightly, but the responses by pols and most voters remain the same.

The number of people voting for local candidates and issues has dropped significantly over the past eight years.

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