Mayor, police chief fulfill pie-in-the-face promise for voters
The Daily Herald
Mayor Rick Graham celebrated his final day in office by fulfilling his promise to citizens who turned out for the city s latest election which included a whipped pie in the face.
Back in March, the outgoing mayor posted a video on the city s website wagering that he, along with Spring Hill Police Chief Don Brite and Fire Chief Terry Hood, would receive a face full of whipped toppings if the April 8 election resulted in more than 8% of voter turnout.
The voters listened, with the final election totals reflecting a 9.45% turnout, the highest in recent history. On Monday, incoming Mayor Jim Hagaman was chosen to administer the pie.
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Spring Hill Election Day: Citizens to elect new mayor, aldermen
The Daily Herald
Election Day in Spring Hill officially kicks off April 8 with voters heading to the polls to cast their ballots for a new mayor and four aldermen.
Polls are open from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. this year, featuring five locations.
Poll Locations:
Spring Hill High School, 1 Raider Lane, Columbia
Northfield Training Center, 5000 Northfield Lane, Spring Hill
Longview Recreation Center, 2909 Commonwealth Drive, Spring Hill
Heritage Elementary School, 4801 Columbia Pike, Thompson s Station
Voters are required to vote at the designated precinct in which they live.
Voters will be able to select an aldermen from each ward.
As of Tuesday morning, only 851 have voted, or about 3.8%
In 2017, the numbers reflected a voter turnout of only 7.72%. The numbers were even lower two years later, with 2019 s election drawing just 5.67%.
Maury County Election Commission Administrator Todd Baxter said local elections, especially with the numbers reflected over the years, have historically shown low voter turnouts. He believes this could stem from citizens likely not engaging enough in city issues, or they might not consider local elections to be as important as the national and state elections. It seems to be a typical city election. For some reason, people just don t seem to care much about the local elections, Baxter said.