Today, November 11, 2014 I checked the Maricopa County elections website to see if there were final results for the Glendale Ocotillo district race for councilmember.
The results are Jamie Aldama received 929 votes and current Councilmember Norma Alvarez received 924 votes. If this isn’t proof that every vote counts I don’t know what is. Aldama prevailed by a margin of 5 votes.
It’s ironic and poetic justice. In her run for the Ocotillo council seat in 2010 Alvarez won by 9 votes. Will there be a recount? Probably. So it may not be over yet. Stay tuned.
© Joyce Clark, 2014
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especially at the local level … the level that impacts your day-to-day life the most … the level most people don’t hear about because it’s not where the big ad dollars are being spent (and because much of the electorate is too lazy to look into candidates/issues on their own).