A Civic ActBy John B. Anderson
Published September 20th 2001
To the Editor:
Before Sept. 11 became a national tragedy, it was Election Day in New York City. Not a few of those who lost their lives at the World Trade Center had voted before going to work -- perhaps their last civic act.
Their votes were nullified when the election was canceled and rescheduled for Sept. 25. That primary may well determine how representative and effective city government will be as New York recovers and rebuilds.
What better way for New Yorkers to honor the dead and to show the world the resiliency of our democracy than to go to the polls in huge numbers and help shape the city's future?
John B. Anderson
Chairman
Center for Voting and Democracy
Takoma Park, Md.
September 17, 2001
Before Sept. 11 became a national tragedy, it was Election Day in New York City. Not a few of those who lost their lives at the World Trade Center had voted before going to work -- perhaps their last civic act.
Their votes were nullified when the election was canceled and rescheduled for Sept. 25. That primary may well determine how representative and effective city government will be as New York recovers and rebuilds.
What better way for New Yorkers to honor the dead and to show the world the resiliency of our democracy than to go to the polls in huge numbers and help shape the city's future?
John B. Anderson
Chairman
Center for Voting and Democracy
Takoma Park, Md.
September 17, 2001