Update 4/28: Election Heats Up: 2867 votes cast as of end of voting on 4/28. Real Mayoral election of 2021 had a total of 2,851 votes cast. Winner Maverick: 1400, Rocky 1100, Cashew 198, Lucky 99, and Ozzy 70. In addition, since voting started “Friends of Gardner Dog Park” Facebook group has added hundreds of new members. Publisher’s Comment: Unfortunately, the election devolved into a game to get votes in any way possible instead of the original intention to elect a ceremonial Dog Mayor by people who actually come to the Dog Park.
Gardner MA Dog Park Election Involving Close to 1000 votes
Periodically, the Gardner Dog Park elects a ceremonial Dog Mayor. This year, Cashew was initially omitted from the final candidates due to a missing hashtag, so the final slate is down to 5 candidates with voting to end Friday April 28, 2023 at 5pm. Winner will be announced during the Purple Paws event at the Dog Park the following day. Complete Article on April 29th Purple Paws event, CLICK HERE.
Just 1 Vote Separates the Leaders!
Voting is intense as of midnight 4/25/23 with the following totals at this time: Cashew: 122, Rocky: 314 , Ozzy: 25, Maverick: 315 , and Lucky: 40.
Update: 4/26/23 10:30pm: Cashew: 154, Rocky: 498, Ozzy: 44, Maverick: 494, Lucky: 65 1255 total votes cast. Voting ends Fri. 4/28/23 at 5pm.
Maverick Takes Lead
Update: 4/28/23 9:15am: Cashew: 181, Rocky: 892, Ozzy: 61, Maverick: 944, Lucky: 88 Total votes cast: 2,166. Voting ends Fri. 4/28/23 at 5pm.
Those rooting for the current leaders have taken the contest seriously, sharing and lobbying for votes across many Facebook Groups. Still time to vote for your favorite. Just find Nate Boudreau’s post of 5 photos and like your choice. at Friends of Gardner Dog Park Facebook group. Only humans are allowed to vote. The campaign for canine suffrage has not yet begun in Massachusetts.