Detroit (WWJ/AP) -- To say the turnout has been light would be an understatement in Wednesday's special election to fill the vacated seat of Congressman Thaddeus McCotter in Wayne County.Oh, noze! I hope nobody suppressed voter turnout!
John Custer was the first and only voter to cast a ballot in the first few hours of the election in Redford Township's precinct number five. What does he think about McCotter abandoning his office only a few months before the November election?
"I don't know what happened, but I think that it was irresponsible to just quit the way it was, instead of seeing that things were taken care of before he left," said Custer. "But I don't know what the reason was for sure."
Custer said he was very surprised and disappointed in the lack of participation in Wednesday's vote, especially since the special election is expected to cost the state $650,000.
"If it's needed it's good, but, for the cost, I think there should have been other ways of doing it. If they could have appointed somebody for the two months and then had the election in November ... his is costing a lot of money," Custer said.
By noon, precinct five had had a total of five voters.