Letters: Write-in efforts can send message

Unfortunately, many elected officials are unopposed this year. But that doesn’t mean you have to vote for them: If they are unopposed, write in your name or the name of a neighbor or friend, or Mickey Mouse.

Even if you like your representative and senator, shouldn’t they be motivated and encouraged to do better for their community and state? If they know they will easily be reelected, what motivation is there to work together to fix our roads and bridges, resolve the gas tax issue, improve education and so on? And ethics? At this point, I am assuming most of them have something to hide and are afraid to make any changes.

Our phone calls, emails, etc. obviously haven’t made a difference. Let’s do it. When you vote, ask a poll worker how to do a write-in vote.

Thousands and thousands of write-in votes will send a message. And next time, they will be opposed by someone who is more concerned about their community and state. Don’t vote for any incumbents.