VoteLESS

Did you know there was a recent local election? We at the EYE told all of you. We guess you didn't hear us.  

 

Are you happy that now for every one hundred dollars you spend you will now be taxed forever thirteen cents to fund the zoo?  If the money even ever finds its way to the zoo that is. 

 

Are you happy about the fact that The City Council has a say in the hiring of a Police Chief ?   

 

Are you happy with The City Council Election? 

 

Do you even know who ran or was elected?   

 

We at the EYE do hope you are all happy, you must be, you must like things as they are, because 92%  of you didn't vote ( as reported on KOAT CH7 ).  We saw the interviews and heard the excuses...I had to work, I forgot, what's next, I  to wash my car , or vacuum my rug?  

 

As you know we at the EYE seldom agree with The City ,but in this case they have it right.  There is early voting, absentee voting, and voting on election day 7am to 7 pm. Come on folks really.  If the  92% of you that didn't vote would of voted, who knows what the outcome would of been.  The same held true to form in the last Mayor Election,  13%  of you voted, that left  87% that did not vote.

 

Albuquerque is allowing the special interest groups to  run this City just by voting they control you. You allow them to control you by not voting. There are far more of us nobody's than there are of the special interest. The difference is the special interest votes and the nobody's don't. Do you want to change Albuquerque?  You want politicians to be held accountable?  Do you want to end corruption?  All of us nobody's have the power to change things.  All it will take is a half hour of your time. All you have to do is vote.

 

Nothing scares a politician more than a huge turnout at the polls. For the 8% that did vote, thank you.

Election Rigging by City Clerk Proves Her Loyalty to Berry

In support of the democratic process, people have to be able to actually vote. We’re not talking about motivating people to vote, but the actual act of voting. In last Fall’s elections, Sandoval County for instance, provided very few polling locations. As a result of the county’s failures, citizens who wanted to vote either had to endure waiting in line for hours or were simply not allowed to vote.

As Albuquerque prepares for its mayoral election, the Eye is watching very carefully where the city allows and certifies official polling/voting stations. This is significant because in a true democracy everybody should get an equal opportunity to vote. In other words Ms. Bailey (the clerk of the city of Albuquerque) included some locations while omitting others.  This would be okay as long as it is fair to all three candidates: Berry, Dinelli, and Heh. But back filling locations that are favorable to the incumbent mayor is unacceptable and, frankly, Un-American.

Sadly, it has come to the Eye’s attention Ms. Bailey is in fact doing this (READ IT HERE). You see typically schools are used as voting centers. Now Ms. Bailey is wanting to include churches. While as long as the spread of voting sites is even and fair, we don’t see a problem. But when you "sandbag" the NE heights with approved location and omit a location like Legacy Church on the westside, we have a huge problem. Of most importance is access for voters, and we find it more than curious that Ms. Bailey would omit a facility that has held numerous public events, even for police officer's and sheriff deputy's graduations, she would deny inclusion of such an obviously acceptable facility.  A random act or an intentional action to game the vote?



Is it Ms. Bailey or Ms. Bail-Berry-Out? This is not a cheap shot; this is the truth. Look at the map of the locations chosen by Ms. Bail-Berry-Out above. Notice the obvious West/Southwest is completely bald with no representation? The cheap shot is from Berry and his minion, Ms. Bail-Berry-Out. Ms. Bailey is not fair; and this clearly proves it!

We wonder how the voters in this area will feel now they know how Berry really feels about them...

FYI- Not that Berry cares but "Election Rigging" is a "bad thing."