Cat gets popular vote at board of elections

[Kadie]

Cat gets popular vote at board of elections
Summit County employees take care of long-haired calico that has 'united both parties'

By Stephanie Warsmith
Beacon Journal staff writer

Published on Monday, Mar 21, 2011

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A new duty has been added to the daily checklists for Summit County elections board employees.

They must take care of Special, the long-haired calico that has managed to make the board's Grant Street office her home.

Employees don't consider the responsibility a chore, though. In fact, they say the feline addition has been positive for the often divisive board, bringing together Democratic and Republican employees who rarely — if ever — talked before.

''She's united both parties — an independent,'' joked Marijean Donofrio, the board's Democratic director.

more...
http://www.ohio.com/news/118347169.html



Summit County Board of Elections employee Amanda Hagen has plenty of company at her desk as the staff's adopted cat named Special visits often. (Paul Tople/Akron Beacon Journal)


Summit County Board of Elections employee Amanda Hagen wheels the staff's adopted cat named Special in the feline's personal chair. (Paul Tople/Akron Beacon Journal)

a couple more pics at the link.

:)

[joeybee12]

1. Cute story...knr...but it does also irritate me...

someone obviously abandoned this cat...this very friendly, very pretty, ideal pet.

[Kadie]

6. We had a cat that came to our house and decided to stay.

He had to have had a home before, he didn't look like he was starving. He just decided that this was were he was going to live. Maybe he was unhappy at his last home. :shrug:

He was a good cat. Our 'outdoor' kitty. :)

[LWolf]

10. I haven't gone looking for a cat for 3 decades.

There are so many abandoned that I've never needed to. :(

[madinmaryland]

13. Sometimes they just get away.

I had moved to New Jersey years ago, and my cat got out and did not return. Tried everything. I figure it was the whole Jersey thing that repulsed her, but she was gone.

[Blue Owl]

2. That lil' sweetheart gets my vote!

:kick:

[myrna minx]

3. I'd vote for her. She's a very pretty lady.

:loveya:

[Deep13]

4. Your tax dollars at leisure. LOL

Kitty, kitty, kitty.

[Kadie]

5. LOL

:)

[Dappleganger]

7. Nice article...

it's good to read something positive at times, you know? We have a gorgeous long-haired calico named Zoe (shelter kitty) who's as sweet as can be.

[Taverner]

8. Yep, that's a cat

I've seen one before - they look like that

[LWolf]

9. She looks like my cat.

I've often said I'd cast a vote for her before I'd ever cast a vote for whatever unacceptable candidate has landed on my ballot.

[slackmaster]

11. That's a beautiful cat!

I'd vote for her.

[PCIntern]

12. Here ya go:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bETCusT5kNM

[Kadie]

14. LOL

Thank you. I really enjoyed that.

:hi:


I think that song will be stuck in my head for a long time.

:)