Kicker - Every vote counts

NICK EICHER, HOST: A small Missouri town held an election last month that ended in a most unusual way.

Officials in a small town near Joplin evidently found enough interest—they collected sufficient signatures to place before voters the following question: should our town join the fire protection district of another nearby small town.

Now, this was the only question on the ballot, and the answer was inconclusive, you might think.

Because it ended in a tie vote. The total tally, zero to zero.

Nobody voted.

So because none of the town’s 70 residents cast a vote, the ballot initiative failed.

That gives new meaning to the phrase “every vote counts.” Even the ones not cast. Because if no one votes, the answer is no! And it’s unanimous.

It’s The World and Everything in It.

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