On the Fourth of July, I refl ected on the state of our democracy and our most recent
election. Voter turnout in Cottage Grove’s May election was 21%.
Four out of five eligible voters did not vote. Only 2,600 voted out of 14,730 in a state that
makes voting as easy and as effortless as can be through its mailing of voter pamphlets,
mail-in ballots, and accessible ballot drop boxes. We tend to look at…
