Voter apathy

This guy must feel like a dumbass. An unpopular dumbass, at that.

Joe Selle didn't exactly get voted out office this week, but he wasn't re-elected, either.

Selle, who was running unopposed for [Missouri City, MO] City Council, didn't get any votes at all. Not even one from himself.

Selle, 42, said he simply forgot that Tuesday was election day, and apparently so did Ward 3's other 34 registered voters.

The result was zero votes cast in Selle's race, but the city charter lets him keep the seat unless someone else is "successfully elected and qualified," the city attorney said.

Selle, a professional musician, was recently appointed to fill a council vacancy and had been seeking a full term.

He said he saw other residents at the school where the voting was held, "but it never occurred to me that's what they were there for."

The people of Missouri City must be just thrilled that they're being represented by someone who couldn't even remember to vote for himself on election day. That's not exactly the kind of guy I'd want making sure that the potholes get filled and the traffic lights work.