VIDEO TRANSCRIPT: Passionate voters head out early on Election Day on the Eastside of Syracuse
Marissa Cogan:
They might not grab national headlines, but local elections across the country have the biggest impact on your daily life from housing to public safety to taxes.
Syracuse voter aarick knighton gets to the polls every election.
Aarick Knighton:
“I vote anytime it’s open. i just think it’s important to exercise that right, exercise your voice.”
Cogan:
There was a steady trickle of voters at this east side polling station earlier this morning. Another voter we spoke with says – for democracy’s sake – the key is to go vote.
Jason Zehr:
“Sometimes people don’t vote because they think their candidate, wherever they live, might not win, but, i think the more people that vote, the better chance your voice has.”
Cogan:
Early voting turnout in syracuse and onandaga county – prior to election day – has already set a record pace for local elections, collecting more than five-thousand ballots through monday. Syracuse resident mariama mcclain understands the crucial role of voting this year.
Mariama McClain:
“The local elections, we feel that first and foremost. i know people have passion for some of the bigger ones, when it’s dealing with who the president will be, but a lot of what your day-to-day life is like is about that local vote.”
Cogan:
And every election is an opportunity to make your voice heard and your community better. reporting for ncc news, i’m marissa cogan.
SYRACUSE, N.Y. (NCC News) — They might not grab national headlines, but local elections across the country have the biggest impact on daily life — from housing to public safety to taxes.
Syracuse voter Aarick Knighton gets to the polls every election.
“I vote anytime it’s open,” Knighton said. “I just think it’s important to exercise that right, exercise your voice.”
There was a steady trickle of voters at Elmcrest Children’s Center on the East Side this morning. Voters said the key is to vote in every election for democracy’s sake.
“Sometimes people don’t vote because they think their candidate, wherever they live, might not win,” said Navy veteran Jason Zehr. “But I think the more people that vote, the better chance your voice has.”
A “Vote Here” sign stands in front of the Elmcrest Children’s Center on the East Side of Syracuse, directing residents to a polling site on Election Day in Onondaga County.
Early voting turnout in Syracuse and Onondaga County, prior to Election Day, has already set a record pace for local elections, with more than 5,000 ballots collected through Monday.
Syracuse resident Mariama McClain understands the crucial role of voting this year.
“The local elections, we feel that first and foremost,” McClain said. “I know people have passion for some of the bigger ones, when it’s dealing with who the president will be, but a lot of what your day-to-day life is like is about that local vote.”
For Onondaga County voters, every election is an opportunity to make the community better.
