Shouldn’t we be shifting our focus to the election that happens every two years not every four years?

I was sitting at the kitchen table with my father and my stepmother yesterday and my dad started talking about a subject that I think needs to be addressed. With the presidential election so near of course our topic of discussion was politics. Of course we spoke of the presidential candidates, but then man dad said something that truly scared me.
My dad started talking about local elections and how local politicians really affect the community. I don’t know the truth behind the numbers, but my father claimed to have read that only 12 percent of the community votes on local elections when the vote doesn’t fall along side a presidential election. Only 12 percent! That is ridiculous.

I think that this is an issue that needs to be addressed immediately throughout our community. I know that the presidential election affects us as citizen of the United States, but these smaller elections affect us almost everyday in our small communities. I really think that something needs to be done here!