Stupid like a Fox (The Next Mayor)

Happy Primary Election Day everyone! I've been away for a while doing some actual radio journalism and I must admit I really missed the blogging. Here I can say just about whatever I want and if I get it wrong, I know that plenty of my fellow bloggers will be more than happy to point out my mistakes. When I do a radio story, people actually proofread my work! Of course, if I get something wrong on one of those stories, I'm sure the blogging community would be more than happy to point that out too.

So that's what I'm going to do now. This morning I got to sub in as a production assistant for WHYY's Morning Edition, the flagship of 91 FM News. As part of the job, I get to monitor all of the news, especially local television coverage. As I write this, I've heard the wonderful folks at Fox 29 tell the entire city that only registered Democrats and Republicans can vote in today's primary election. Apparently, they haven't read their 2006 Citizen's Guide by the Committee of Seventy which specifically states:

You May Change Your Party registration to any party designation or to nonpartisan. However, as a member of a party you may only vote for members of that party in the primary election. As a registered non-partisan, you are not eligible to vote for any candidates in the primary election, but are eligible for special elections and ballot questions.

Of course, voters in Philadelphia have 2 ballot questions to consider, one that should make it easier to stick it to some real crooks and one to approve the use of surveillance cameras. And that means every voter, including you independents out there.

I'll be live blogging this election day starting in the late afternoon and continuing into the evening as the results start to come in. You can also check out TV 12 throughout the evening for election night updates.

If you see any Committee of Seventy volunteers out there, make sure to let them know what kind of experience you had while voting.

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