Do you vote?

Question

Do you vote? If you do vote do you campaigne for your chosen canidates? If you don't vote why not? what would make you go out and vote?

If only I could spell! campaign!

Your work has to give you time off to vote, it's the law...of course if you have to travel all the way to Canada that might make it difficult=)

Answer 1

In my small country called SINGAPORE.....every citizen above 21 has a fundamental right to vote. However...not very everyone has the opportunity to vote..Why? Let explain me briefly..

1. This small island is divided into 23 constituencies decided by Government.
2. Constituencies are either single seat constituency or 5/6 seats constituency (called GRC)
3. If a party wins in a GRC, all 5/6 candidates get elected,

I never had an opportunity to vote...Why?

a) I'm in a GRC with no opposition candidates!!!. Only the PAP party which is the present government contest in this GRC,
It's a walk-over!!!. So no need to vote.

How many walk-over? ---7 out of 23...(30.5%)

Why so few contestants?

FEAR....FEAR......FEAR.........

Our society had been "bombarded" with fear since birth.

Fear of what?..

Fear of:------
1. loosing our job, house, amedities......everything...
2. being "marked" and get discriminated in ...everything
3. going to jail if we say something bad of our government & cannot defend it in court ( appointed by government)
4. ..................................Better don't say anymore.

Well....life is good here..so far....let it be...why bother to vote.....Would love to hear others comments!
You have no FEAR....you are not here....

Answer 2

Yes, I vote. No, I don't campaign for the candidates. What makes me go out and vote is the fact that we have that right to choose what we want - it's a privilege.

I know a few people that don't vote. Some don't because they are lazy and others well, they just don't really know who is running and what their views are on certain topics. I guess they rather not vote than give someone a vote that is not deserved. Makes sense!

Answer 3

No because the elections are in the middle of the week and I have work all day. I also don't think one vote USUALLY makes a difference. I'm also a Canadian living in the United States which is the biggest problem I have in voting at this time.

Answer 4

I always vote, it is my civic duty.

Here is why I vote: I am interested in politics and the state of the country. I feel that I have no right to complain about anything unless I voice my right to vote. Furthermore, by not voting, you are basically an apathetic spectator in life. I suppose voting is something reserved for intellectuals and the elderly now... and considering the winner of the last two elections, evangelicals.

Also, good motivation is that if you don't vote, Puff Daddy will kill you.

Answer 5

Yes. I do. I also do campaign for my candidate. It makes me proud to go out and vote. It is the only chance to choose one amongst us to represent our political will at the place where it counts and do matters especially when we are governing ourselves.

Vote is also a weapon to express our dissent and weed out the erring legislators or executive who were not up to the mark in carrying out the collective sentiments in public life. Though there are also other ways to make one’s public expression, exercising the franchise in a democratic system is ultimately the only legitimate, decent and sacred choice left to us in running our political life and consequently the social life. Why it is our duty too.

The problem with current democracies is those who get the maximum number of votes are not being given the effective chance to form governments and those who are presently ruling through our votes are working exactly against the given mandate, i.e. not effectively translating those of our original wishes at the time of our casting the votes, nor the original wishes of the founding fathers for that matter -- leave alone our current opinions.

All said and done, the will of the greatest majority should always prevail in all fairness of the system. If more than 75 % of voters turn up at the hustling, we can say our votes, in reality, will be effectively transformed into the collective statement of peoples’ expression. At the same time keeping out from voting just because others are not turning out in good numbers is a sin for everyone should think that it is only up to him or her to vote her mind, as praying to God is one’s own personal thing, unmindful of many others are staying out of that process, since vote is a precious gift given to ourselves by ourselves, not even by God.

Answer 6

I do vote. I used to campaign also, but I became disillusioned in the 1990s, when I realized how the political system actually qualifies a person for leadership by his showing that he is unprincipled. I vote as a kind of duty to democracy, which is a kind of contemporary (expedient?) bulwark against war and social strife and disorder. I vote because it seems to promote peace.

Answer 7

I do; but I don't go campaigning for my candidate, I don't have a predeterminated party; last mexican federal election -my first one-I took a look at the candidate propposals and I voted for the one I considered the best, though it might not be accomplished; is one thing to say and another to perform!

Answer 8

I support the individual candidates that I can agree with.

But I haven't supported a major party candidate since Reagan. Which means, under the current electoral college system, my vote is utterly useless and is not even counted in the final result.

Answer 9

I vote in all presidential elections, but I don't always vote in the smaller local elections. On the local ones, it depends on what is on the ballot. I don't have time to campaign for anyone.

Answer 10

I generally only vote in presidential elections... i feel guilty for not voting other elections but i am usually not as well informed and dont have as strong convictions about candidates