Residents of Holliday Park find few excuses for not voting, as the precinct for those who live here is located in their very own clubhouse. Many residents walk only a short distance to cast their vote. Some of the members of Holliday Park serve as election workers at their very own precinct.

Other residents, who are retired or have a day off from work on Election Day, also become election inspectors for the City of Westland Election Commission. After taking a training class, those who have a desire, can become appointed election workers through the City Clerk’s Office. Many Holliday Park members are excited by such a challenge, and become increasingly involved in the political process after such an introduction to the precinct rules. This is also a way to become actively aware of the Michigan Election laws and the efforts that people make to exercise their right to vote.

As an election inspector for the City of Westland, one can be assigned to any of the Westland precincts, usually within a reasonable distance of Holliday Park. There are approximately forty-two precincts in Westland. A smaller number of interested workers spend the day counting votes of absentees, at City Hall. A stipend of about $155 is paid for attending an instruction class and for working on Election Day. Although it is sometimes a long day of work, most election workers find the performance of this needed service a worthwhile involvement that gives them informative contact and civic purpose. Some people have formed strong friendships after working together in a precinct. Others find themselves expressing more firm political principles from having raised their own awareness in working on the election process.

Involvement in the election process by serving as an election worker is an enriching experience that furthers one’s knowledge of the workings of the nation, the state, and the city. From such involvement comes an active citizen and community member. Holliday Park is made of many such interested citizens. Now, more than ever, in these turbulent economic times, people have realized that they must vote and become more involved than ever before in the election process. The members of Holliday Park, who assist in this process, have noted that more people are turning out to vote than ever before. This is a very hopeful sign, and is the reason that Holliday Park offered its clubhouse as a convenient place in the Westland Community to exercise your right and privilege to vote.

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