'If You Can Keep It': The Direct Impact Of Local Elections

From school board officials and city council members, to decisions over roads and disaster relief budgets, local elections make a direct impact on your day-to-day life. (tminstituteldf.org/local-elections)

But state and local elections get less attention, less media coverage, and lower voter turnout. In November’s municipal elections in Dallas, Texas, (nbcdfw.com/news/local/dallas-moves-city-electi…) some 14 council seats were up for the vote but turnout was just 8 percent. And average voter turnout for mayoral elections in the U.S. is 20 percent or less. (app.box.com/s/v083rk3dscdhhhttn1pmfl4c4wwc05xh)

What can voters do to stay more informed on a local level?

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