Thomas Brittian voted Tuesday to ensure he is represented and to break stereotypes.
“I just don’t think enough African Americans and Latinos get out to vote unless they have a cultural interest,” he said. “I want to break that stereotype.”
Brittian was one of 73 people voting today at the Northside precinct as of 4:20 p.m. Another 71 people voting in One-Stop No Excuse voted last week, and overall turnout at the precinct met officials’ expectations, Chief Judge James Weathers said.
“It’s been slow, what we expected,” he said. “I’m very pleased with it because on this type of election, you don’t have a lot of turnout,” Weathers said.
Voters turned out to cast their ballots, which included the selection of Chapel Hill mayor and Town Council and a referendum on the quarter-cent sales tax.
Weathers said people tend not to vote unless there is a big election.
But Mary Johnson, a resident of Chapel Hill who voted today, said she always votes.
“I think every election’s an important day because you’re making the choice of who’s going to run either the school board, the town or the country,” she said.
Another voter, John Keiter, said she believes all Americans should vote.
“I don’t know that this election is more important than another,” he said. “All elections are important. People who don’t vote can’t complain.”
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