By Dr. John E. Warren, Publisher, The San Diego Voice & Viewpoint
Next week, the 700,000 residents of the San Diego County Board of Supervisors Fourth District will go to the polls to elect a new representative who will serve the remaining almost three years of former Supervisor Nathan Fletcher’s term. Once again, it is expected that voter turnout will be no more than 5 percent of the registered voters in the District. With 12 communities making up the District including the San Diego City Council Fourth District, the vote is expected to be very political for what is supposed to be a non-political seat.
The Five Member Board is currently evenly divided, two Democrats and two Republicans. But in the midst of these statistics, there is only one real issue and that is, how will you vote if you live in the Fourth Supervisorial District.
If you are registered with an address on file, a ballot was mailed to you at your last address. If you did not get a ballot, then you can go to any of the locations identified elsewhere in this issue and cast what will probably be a “Provisional vote”, which means it would be counted after verification.
The Voice & Viewpoint has endorsed City Council Pro Tem Monica Montgomery Steppe to fill the vacant seat, but that means nothing unless each person who is eligible uses their vote. The issues at stake are healthcare, housing, and every County service you can think of. If you don’t vote, you have no voice and therefore there should be no complaints from you for the next three years. Tuesday, August 15th, is the day of decision. Where will you stand?
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