Welcome to Pillsbury, Where Your Non-Vote Counts!

What would happen if absolutely no one voted in an election, not even the candidates? A small town in North Dakota is about to find out.

Though this seems highly unlikely, when learning exactly how many people lived in this tiny town, the picture becomes much clearer. Mayor Darrel Brudevold claimed that there was usually a high turnout of voters, "a half-dozen people usually make it to the polls." That's slightly more than half of the 11 people who populate Pillsbury, North Dakota.

The former mayor was running unopposed and therefore felt he had nothing to lose, however when one candidate gets absolutely no votes, they are not considered elected. The small farming community was too busy tending their crops to bother to make it out to the polls. Even Brudevold's wife couldn't make it!

The county auditor ruled that those in office may either stay in office or appoint others to the jobs until the next upcoming election. Looks like his position is safe!