We have no one to fault but ourselves!

As I went back to the November 2007 Town election results for yesterday's posting, I was surprised to see the numbers. Yes, I knew the turnout was low but the real impact is what affects us everyday here in Franklin.

Candidate	Votes	% Voted	% Voters
Vallee	2201	57.2%	11.9%
Feeley	1979	51.5%	10.7%
Zollo	1978	51.4%	10.7%
Bartlett	1893	49.2%	10.2%
Pfeffer	1692	44.0%	9.1%
Whalen	1680	43.7%	9.0%
Doak	1673	43.5%	9.0%
Mason	1568	40.8%	8.4%
McGann	1549	40.3%	8.3%
Kelly	2141	55.7%	11.5%
Roy	2021	52.6%	10.9%
Trahan	1976	51.4%	10.6%
Cafasso	1899	49.4%	10.2%
Mullen	1871	48.7%	10.1%
Armenio	1823	47.4%	9.8%
Rohrbach	1761	45.8%	9.5%

Only 1 in 10 registered voters in Franklin have a right to complain about how things are being determined.

The other 9 better do something to get involved, become informed, and cast a vote when the next election comes around.

Oh, yes. This is election year isn't it!


Notes:
The Election results can be found on the Town of Franklin Annual Report for 2008. Page 57-59.
Hard copies are available at the Municipal Building. You can also down load a copy from the website here (PDF).

The candidates for Town Council and School Committee are shown in declining order of votes received.

The % voted is their total as a percent of the total cast, 3845.

The % voters is their total as a percent of the total registered voters for 2007, 18572. From P56 of the Town Report; 19102 minus the growth of 530 voters during 2008 equals 18572.