through the turmoil, their commitment to their business and community remains unwaiverring. >> besides my faith, i have trust of the people in ferguson. >> he doesn't have faith of change through the system. >> no matter how many people vote, nothing is going to change if the infrastructure counting the votes doesn't change. >> he has a voter registration form for customers. >> you can always hope, right? >> the protests three months ago revealed racial tension and deep distrust between the citizens and people elected to represent them. that hadn't translated to higher numbers president ballot box. >> given the unrest in ferguson, it was the hope that perhaps this would encourage people to come out and voice their opinions. >> since august, only 260 ferguson residents registered to vote. while the number of registered voters tops 24,000, only 42% came to the polls in the mid terms, down from 52% in 2010. turnout this past april was about 12%. >> most of the people in ferguson are registered, they just didn't vote. >> that may be a message in itself. >> abstaining a vote is an act, as w