Talk About Town: Will You Vote in the Special Election?

The special primary election to fill former seat in the U.S. House of Representatives is Tuesday, and the entire process has left many voters confused and angry. 

After McCotter left the office early in July, the state must now hold an election to fill his seat until the end of his term in December. Meanwhile, the seat will have been vacant for four months.

Since McCotter did not announce his resignation in time to add the vote to fill the rest of his term to the August primary ballot, the special primary had to be scheduled.

The special election is estimated to cost the state $650,000, and municipalities in the 11th Congressional District will be tasked with footing the bill for having the special election..

One Democrat is running and five Republicans are running for the 11th District. In the primary, voters will narrow down the field of Republicans to one. Then voters will pick the winner on the Nov. 6 election.

Voters will also pick a candidate on Nov. 6 to serve the term from January 2013 to December 2014.

Got all that? According to clerks in Plymouth and Canton, absentee returns have been , and low voter turnout is projected on Sept. 5.

So, we want to know:

Will you vote in the special primary election? What do you think of this situation? Tell us in the comments.