Why won't you be voting today?

Question

They say something like only 46% of Americans vote. Even countries like Iran have more of a turn out. I was just wondering what keeps us Amercans from voting? Don't you want to make a difference?

Answer 1

There is no excuse for not voting if you are an eligible citizen.

VOTE! Make your voice heard! I voted first thing this morning and there were pitifully few people there. I really hope it picks up. Don't you want a say in your government? Do you want to let someone else pick your leaders for you?

VOTE!!! The link below will tell you where your polling place is, what its hours are, and has links to all the information you will need, including official sample ballots for every district in the country.

Answer 2

I voted very last week so i might want to dodge the lengthy lines. And thank goodness I did. I stay in GA, and they suggested some human beings in ATL were camping out in the useless of evening waiting for the polls to open. although that is effective to confirm that an election may reason as a lot exhilaration as a live performance for a replace.

Answer 3

I wonder the same thing. I vote in every election from school board to president. I have always taken my kids with me too and we talk about the history of this country and what a privilege it is to vote and how many people have died so we can elect our own government and have a voice. Now 2 of my 4 kids are old enough to vote and they too vote in every election.

Answer 4

I already voted, and Iurge everyone to do so! You are right though" Americans are notorious for not voting: it's called voter apathy, and is due to the same things that makes you guys such a nation of fatties too: laziness. Anyone who does not vote has no right to complain about the state of affairs in this country, and that includes spouting your b.s. on Answers!

Answer 5

I will vote but year after year in my community, our votes are "lost" (especially the absentee votes) or we are given the run-around as to which facility we were assigned. Usually after going to the third voting poll, many people give up out of frustration and are not told that there's a document they can sign so that they may vote at which ever poll they've visited.

See, it happened to me again. But I voted anyhow.

Answer 6

Voting doesn't matter, if it really changed anything it would be illegal. I take a more direct approach to insure my freedom. It's called "Autogestion."

Plus, what's the difference between republican and democrat? They are the same crap. They've you got you guys all scammed so the powers don't shift. You really think the dems are pulling out of Iraq once in power? Do you think if we get a democrat president in '08 that things are going to get much better? NO! These are our lives, its time we make our own decisions instead of voting for a puppet to make them for us!

To really have your voice heard in this country you have to scream!

Answer 7

Even if you don't like any of the candidates, vote for a challenger, if only to spit in the face of incumbency. I've done that more than a few times, and I did it in a few races in this election.
You may think they all suck, but there are still useful ways to cast your ballot.

Answer 8

I don't know but I do think most young people don't vote... I think single, no kids, in their 20s are usually the ones that don't vote.. I say that because of my friends and people I worked with.. they didn't seem to care to much about it.. or who was in office

Answer 9

I won't be voting today because I am not an American

Answer 10

I never registered. I really want to vote in this election. I'm against the ban on gay marriage, but I can't vote because I waited to long to register.