For those who don't vote...?

Question

What's it gonna take to get you to vote in the US and accept some accountability for what happens in our country and abroad? Silence will not fix anything no matter what your views are.

Answer 1

I think they should have an advertising campaign to educate the people that registering to vote will not get you jury duty, also why does it have to be only one day, some people wait in line for over 2 hours, is that reasonable

Answer 2

For one, the true informatin and info needed to make and informed decision is not readily available to the public. You can't go on tv ads, they're just false character debates most of the time. Also, even if you do vote, you are not making informed decisions no matter what you think. I didn't vote because I didn't make enough time this year to look at how the candidates voted on issues important to me, therefore, i didn't vote for anyone. I go strongly republican, but I don't just vote republican on the ballot without thinking and researching first. No one should vote until the important info is made more accessible, as on tv...We need to know how they vote on key issues, not what the other guy says about his character! the only issues made public via tv are the huge ones, but not all the important ones.

Answer 3

what it took for me to vote was the question on my residency application for college asking when i last voted. i can tell you why i never voted up until now, election by election.

1. i lived in south dakota and wanted to vote democrat. except daschle, every contest was republican by a 60-40 margin. did my vote REALLY matter, in such a contest?

2. i lived in maryland, where every contest was 60-40 in favor of democrats. did my vote REALLY matter then?

3. i lived in utah, where things are maybe 70-30 in favor of republicans.

4. overall, the issues that i care about are not addressed by either candidate. they are both put into office by large business interests. the candidates i favor get 1-2% of the vote. how does my vote count in those situations?

5. i have two jobs and a social life. when i try to figure out which of the options for a given law is better (pass or don't pass) i find that i would not only need to have a complete run-down of the pros and cons - on the same level the lawmakers have gotten - but i would also have to be privy to a great deal of personal information about each and every lawmaker, to assure that they were not acting out of their own self interest. since, from what i can tell, almost all of them are beholden to large corporations for their election, i have to assume they are primarily motivated by self interest until they show otherwise. i know my own representatives have not shown me this and the few candidates who seem to feel differently do not tend to do well in elections.

Answer 4

I honestly do not know why people are do not vote. It's free and very easy to register. (I did it during my political science class in high school.)
On the other hand, for those who are uneducated are not aware of the candidates issues and what they stand for, why would we want them to voting and making an uneducated decision?
I agree with "Wolf" above. The electoral college is very outdated and completely useless. For states with a high population count, I don't find it accurate at all It needs to go.

Answer 5

Dead right, man.

Unfortunately, we need to make major reforms to the electoral college, if not eliminate it altogether. Until that happens, your Presidential vote only counts if you live in Ohio or Florida.

Answer 6

I totally agree, and look forward to seeing what people think. Personally, I think there is NO excuse for not voting.