It's the day after the local government elections and I'm reading about 'share of vote' and 'voter percentage turn out'.
Politicians have, in the past, been so concerned about low turn outs that postal voting has been introduced and debates take place over the possibility of making voting compulsory.
It's important that those who are empowered to elect their representatives do so we are told. Democracy is only democracy if everyone participates.
It's the same in church. We recently had our Annual Parochial Church Meetings at which church officers are elected. Churchwarden's, Parochial Church Councillors and Deanery Synod Representatives. At St Mark's we had about 10 people and about 20 at St Margaret's. A very low voter turnout. The combined electoral rolls of both parishes tells me there are 230 people eligible to vote.
The meetings are well publiscised. How do we up attendance? Any ideas?
The APCM is the primary opportunity for members of the church community to elect, to hear reports and to assess the PCC's management of the parish's finance.
I'd appreciate your ideas on a solution to the Dunham Church's low voter turn out.
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As the Annual General Meeting is such an important event, then perhaps we should give it the profile it deserves i.e. more publicity and more obvious publicity of the event. Perhaps also have it after the service on a Sunday and have a bring and share lunch afterwards.
What about a creche during the meeting so that the younger parents can attend?
Make it sound interesting!!
Just some ideas, sure there must be better ones??
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