Communal.
In fact, I have never followed a local election with more interest than I have this year. Aside from the obvious interest in public affairs (not to be confused with Public Affairs), I have become more and more disturbed by the increasing vulgarity, manipulation, pressure of money and, conversely, the declining quality of politicians, the inability to communicate creatively, the lack of invention and the general decadence. As I am abroad, I cannot vote, and this leads me to think about the possibility of electronic voting. Personally, I would welcome the eventuality, although I understand that a number of measures need to be taken - technical, security, economic, organisational and educational - to ensure that it brings real benefits and not frustration. I can imagine the criminal act of buying personalised access codes to an election application organised by a group of activist hackers. It is not impossible that the political map would be redrawn, at least for the first term, simply because the electorate would change somewhat. Many people who are busy and simply don't have time to vote would be able to switch off their work computers. Some young people would make voting a home or restaurant happening, others would vote by mobile phone on the way on public transport, and in Moravia one could vote from wine cellars that have wifi while tasting. Some would continue not to vote and others would think about how to monetize the right to vote. However, electronic voting is not the main thing now, and moreover, probably won't be anytime soon. Why I follow local elections with more interest than I used to is something else. From many of the signals, I have got the impression that a four-year term consists of a year and a half at most of public service. The rest is taken up by the hard work of politicians and their staffs on the election campaign, which is nearly a year. The equally hard work of putting together post-election coalitions takes half a year after the election, replacing bureaucratic apparatuses in exposed places, and the incubation period for new faces is another six months. Discounting the summer and Christmas holidays, there is not much time left. So for at least some work to be done for the citizens, we need to have people in the leadership of towns and villages who are capable of vision, but also those who can implement those visions.
I'm abroad, so I don't have to think too much about whether I know such people, because I can't give them my vote anyway. Hopefully someone will do it for me.