My family was not highly political, but we
did grow up knowing that we had duties as citizens, amongst those not only the
“right” to vote, but the obligation to do so.
Many who complain long and loudly don’t bother to go to the urns so I
rather feel that they deserve what they get.
Voter apathy is rampant in the western
world: what wouldn’t many of the refugees and exiled persons give to be able to
exercise that simple right.
Yesterday in Geneva was the vote for the
upcoming 5-year term for City Counselors, Mayors and their deputies. It was
also the first time that it was widely known that even non-Swiss citizens could
vote as long as they had lived in their community for at least 8 years. My
younger son thus voted for the first time in his life and I actually saw how it
is done for the first time in my life (up until now I have always sent in my ballots
both in the USA and in Switzerland as never 100% sure that I would actually be
physically present on voting day).
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| voting in this direction |
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| The local candidates for city counselors and mayor and deputies |
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| Lists on the door |
Who knew how patriotic one could feel with
just the addition of a ballot box and a voting booth? We are privileged.
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| ballot box - Genevan colours |
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