Why Do/Don't People Vote in the Town Election?

A slow turnout early in the morning isn't necessarily always a surprise, but in many elections a number of people will vote before they head to work in the morning.

That wasn't the case in today's election.

Natick residents Stephanie Campbell and Sharon Durgin were at the Bakery on the Common at about noon.

"I always vote in the election," Campbell said when asked if she had voted yet. "I usually my son (who's 12) with me to all the Presidential elections."

Campbell added that she was the 26th person to cast their vote in Precinct 6 at the Lilja School.

Durgin hadn't voted yet, but she said she's planning to cast her ballot later.

"I usually vote when I pick up my son [at Willson Middle School]," she said.

Asked if they had any thoughts as to why so few people had voted today, Campbell said, "I just think people don't think the local election is important."