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Volume 17 • Issue 3 • March 2026

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Where are the Voters? www.LifeInNaples.net
In the just finished Naples City Council election three
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numbers stand out 16,451 and 6,265 and 38.1. The first number
16,451 is the total of registered voters in the city of Naples. The x.com/LifeInNaplesMag
second number 6,265 is the number of people who cast votes.
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The third number 38.1 is the percentage of eligible voters
who voted. Voter apathy has been likened to a sort of political Text Copyright 2026 all rights reserved.
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Outside of election time voters may seem disillusioned with
politicians in general or the whole political process. When a
city is run by elected officials, unhappy and inactive citizens can
present problems. As an example, when very few citizens cast publisher Reg Buxton
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contributing writers Bill Barnett
Groups that have the power to get the vote out all did an
Sandra Lee Buxton
outstanding job. They made the importance of the ballot box Lois Bolin
crystal clear. These groups included The League of Women Jeff Lytle
Voters, the Democratic and Republican parties and some Claudia Polzin
Paula Allia
special interest groups. I am not upset with who won seats in
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the election, but what highly irritates me is so FEW voters
participated in the process. There was no reason for the abysmal graphic design YB Design Studio
numbers as voters had early voting, mail in voting and election
day all as options to make their voices heard. The right to elect
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representation is a keystone in the founding of our country. You
must be willing to use that hard won right or be prepared to lose
it.

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