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Think your vote doesn't matter, or that there's no reason to participate in the election process as long as others remain involved? Numbers from Ohio Secretary of State Frank LaRose's office indicate it's time to think again.
Now that all the dust has settled and all canvasses completed, results of last Nov. 2's election in Ohio included a 18 tied races.
Those races, according to LaRose, had to be determined by coin flip or some other similar method.
Among them was a race in Noble County, and also one in Guernsey County.
If just one more person had decided to vote in those races, such a decision-making process would not have been necessary.
The public frequently points out what they don't like in now governments run things.
But all that complaining means nothing if we don't put our votes where our mouths are on election days.
Next time around, get educated, get involved and then exercise your right and privilege to vote.
You may make a bigger difference than you think.