Confirmed: Len Downie Registers To Vote

Told ya.

During his tenure as the Washington Post’s Executive Editor, Len Downie — as a matter of principle — never voted, claiming that

    I decided to stop voting when I became the ultimate gatekeeper for what is published in the newspaper. I wanted to keep a completely open mind about everything we covered and not make a decision, even in my own mind or the privacy of the voting booth, about who should be president or mayor, for example.

But his last day was Friday, and on that very day…

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