This right here was high up on the list of things I never thought I'd do:
Hello, yard sign!
Election day is November 7, 2017. I've learned a few things about Virginia state elections.
- Virginia has elections in odd years. This tends to result in reduced turnout, which means that victories are often decided by small numbers of votes.
- The entire House of Delegates (100 seats) goes up for re-election at the same time. This means, if you live in Virginia, there are reasons to go vote every single year. This may be the case in other states as well, but I haven't studied up on those.
- While the outcome of the Virginia state election is not predictive, it is very significant as the first regularly-scheduled election since Insanity 2016.
I will be voting this year. May it be a lifeline of hope.
