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Episode 1: Running for Mayor Chapter 31: Voting (Third Update)

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    ps: Vote, vote, let¡¯s vote together

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    ¡°If you want a better life, vote for Rex.¡±

    On the road in front of the Carnegie Library, Hu Shuying and Wang Jiaming also became Wang Lei¡¯s election assistants, handing out leaflets and sample ballots to residents who came to vote to win their votes.

    The sample ballot is printed according to the style and content of the real ballot, because the ballot not only contains the name of the mayor candidate, but also elects the town council members and other items that require referendums. These contents are all on the same page.  On the ballot paper, some people may not look carefully and may fill in the wrong form.

    With sample ballots, voters only need to follow the example to make their choice, and that¡¯s it.

    At six o'clock in the morning, the polling station officially opened, and voters lined up to enter the library. Wang Lei waited outside for a while, and when he saw that no one was coming, he also walked in.

    In the lobby at the entrance, staff sit behind desks responsible for checking voter information and issuing official ballots.  Wang Lei walked there, greeted them with a smile, and then handed over his voter ID card. In addition, other documents such as driver's license and passport are also acceptable. Even if you are in a hurry and don't bring your ID card at the moment, you can register first.  Vote and check back later.

    In short, the entire procedure is both rigorous and takes into account everyone¡¯s right to vote.

    The staff found Wang Lei¡¯s name on the voter registration book, checked the certificate with the registration information, and made a mark on it, then issued a ballot to him.

    Wang Lei took the ballot and walked to the next room. In the process, he met other voters and could only smile and nod. Any campaign-related activities are absolutely not allowed in the polling station.

    There are several tables in the room, and each table is divided into a separate partition by wooden boards. You can fill in the ballot in the partition without worrying about being seen and disturbed by others. This is a real secret ballot.

    On this paper ballot, there is a blank circle in front of each candidate. Whoever you want to vote for, just black out the circle in front of his or her name. It is said that some places have begun to use electronic voting machines.  But Braddock was financially strapped and had no plans for this.

    Wang Lei quickly filled out the ballot in his hand. Among the candidates for town mayor, he chose himself, which he could not and did not need to be humble about. Then he came to the town council members. There were five people to be elected in total, and there were eight candidates.  It has the largest number of candidates in the past ten years. It is obviously affected by Wang Lei's participation in the election and his and Hawke's lively campaign.

    Among the eight candidates, there were Wang Lei¡¯s acquaintances Brady, Walker and Colin, but he could only choose one person, so Wang Lei voted for Colin.

    The third column of the ballot contains some important items submitted to the referendum this time, including a bill to lower the property tax rate but charge a service fee, a bill to demolish the football field and build a new neighborhood, and to close the Carnegie Library and organize additional  A proposal for a small library.

    Except for the first motion, Wang Lei voted in favor, the remaining two motions all voted against.

    These three bills are basically led by Hawke. They are intended to balance the town's financial budget and try to save financial resources for some necessary construction. Among them, tax reduction and service fee collection are often compared with conservative Republicans.  I like it. It can be seen that when governing, both Republicans and Democrats will pay attention to practical results. They will not say that this is what the Republicans do, and the Democrats will not do it.

    After Wang Lei filled out the ballot, he checked it carefully again, then walked to the ballot box and cast the filled in ballot. At this point, he completed the entire voting process.

    Walking out of the library door, his role immediately changed from a voter to a candidate. He greeted the town residents who had just walked in and were about to vote and said: "Hi, Samantha, please vote for me."

    "Rex, you have a really good memory." Samantha smiled and shook her thumb at Wang Lei, but did not say who she would vote for.

    "Rex, have you finished voting? Can you tell us who you voted for?" Rachel had just finished interviewing a Braddock resident who had voted, and immediately put the microphone in front of Wang Lei  .

    The news station brought a live broadcast truck this time. Maybe they were live broadcasting the voting at the moment. Wang Lei immediately answered with a smile: "Of course, I think I am fully qualified, so of course my vote is for myself."

    "Wow, I'm so confident. So, who do you think will win in the end? Will it be you, or" Rachel continued to ask. In fact, Wang Lei felt that this big-mouthed girl's problem was really not that good. She might still be an intern reporter.  Because, the answer to such a question is obviously easy.?.

    "Yes, it must be me!" Wang Lei pointed at the camera lens and said.

    Seeing the voters coming, Wang Lei quickly said hello to Rachel, went up to him and said, "Victor, please vote for me."

    "Of course, our Braddock star, you are a celebrity, I will support you!" Victor smiled, opened his arms, and hugged Wang Lei enthusiastically. This was the best news Wang Lei heard today.  He already has the aura of "town star", as well as the aura of "community star" and "youth leader", which can amplify the support he receives.

    Rachel turned around and grinned at the camera: "Dear viewers, Braddock's election has started thirty minutes ago. The first batch of voters have already completed their voting. We have interviewed a total of thirteen people who have completed their voting.  Eight of the voters who voted thought that Hawke would be elected, and only three thought that Rex would be elected, including himself. It seemed that the vast majority of people were optimistic about the previous mayor Hawke and were not optimistic about it.  Eighteen-year-old Rex.¡±

    "In addition, only five people disclosed their votes, four of which were for Hawke and only one for Rex, which was cast by Rex himself."

    "Judging from the information we obtained during the interview, Hawke is very likely to be re-elected, and our eighteen-year-old boy Rex has very slim hope of being elected. We will follow up on the report in real time as to what will happen in the end. Please stay tuned.  Cable news station.¡±

    ?Obviously, Rachel was doing real-time reporting on the scene, and the cable news station made a live connection during the morning news, transmitting the real-time situation through the airwaves to thousands of households.

    "Rex, things are not going well."

    Wang Lei¡¯s campaign team also keeps in touch at all times. In order to do this, they do everything possible to allow everyone to hold a mobile phone, most of which are temporarily borrowed from their parents.

    Colin was responsible for observing and analyzing the situation at the polling station. He watched for a while in the library and said to Wang Lei with a stern face: "It seems that more people voted this year than in previous years."

    The large number of people voting means that Wang Lei must get more votes to win the election.

    Wang Lei nodded: "I can see it too, please check with everyone to see if those residents who may vote for me have come out to vote, especially members of clubs and mutual aid societies. If not, contact them immediately and ask them  Come out and vote for me.¡±

    "Okay, I'll go right away." Colin nodded and rode away immediately.

    The turnout in local elections is usually very low. Who can win the election often depends on whose supporters have a higher turnout. Whoever can pull out his supporters has a great chance of winning.

    At this time, the battle is about whose supporters come out to vote more, and who can influence those intermediate voters who have not yet made up their minds, or who don¡¯t care who to vote for, outside the polling station to get them to vote for them.

    There were more people voting in the morning. Wang Lei persisted until noon, then ate some food sent by Hu Shuying. In the afternoon, he went to other polling stations to stand for an hour each, until 6 o'clock in the evening, when the polling stations closed.

    Staff will count the votes overnight, and the results will not be announced until nine o'clock the next morning.

    This is bound to be a sleepless night.

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