No voters in Industry? How strange

As I was wrapping up my story yesterday, managing editor Steve Hunt came out of his office looking for an answer -- which isn't a good sign. Peering up from my computer, I was relieved that the question wasn't for me, but for my colleague, Fred Ortega, the politics reporter who runs the Election Countdown blog. Hunt thought what he read must have been a mistake: That there were no votes recorded in the City of Industry. Even Irwindale, a city similar in size but with twice the number of residents, had voters come out.

Industry has only about 700 residents, although, like its name, is home to dozens of jobs and corporations. It is also where developer and billionaire Edward Roski is looking into placing an NFL stadium. But there are only about 60 registered voters. Even so, Hunt said yesterday, that's strange. That would mean that not even Mayor Dave Perez casted a vote -- unless he did it by mail.

Could there be some other explanation as to why not a single voter turned out in Industry?