We had our municipal/local elections last night and we had a dismal voter turnout of...34.5%. How ridiculous is that?!
It really surprises me because local politics has a much stronger impact on your daily life than federal elections.
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i would if i could, but i'm a resident alien!
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Yes!
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I will this year, for the local election.
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I don't even ever hear of any local elections! I'm always too late.
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I always vote at every level
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Of course. I vote in primaries and general elections. IMO, if you're eligible to vote but don't exercise your right to cast a ballot, you have no right to complain when you don't like something about the government.
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Yes. I believe it's my responsibility as a citizen to be informed and involved.
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Yep! I believe that if you don't vote, you can't complain. (Except for resident aliens I suppose).
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Yes I do. I think that it's extremely important.
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I always vote in primaries and general elections. As for local stuff that pops up between, not always. I do if I know about it, but I don't watch the news or read the paper so honestly sometimes I have no idea an election is happening.
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Yup! I feel it's my responsibility as a citizen to vote. I get lots of rights here in the US and in exchange I have some responsibilities to fulfill - - voting (and with that, being politically aware/educated enough to cast an educated vote) being one of them.
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Always. It's my civic duty!
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Yes!
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Yes! I vote in all elections.
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Yes! I actually love voting!! I really think that my 1 vote matters along with everyone else's!
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Yes - given how hard women worked to get the vote, I consider it my responsibility.
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Always!
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@sotofamilia: That is a very good point!
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Any opportunity to give my 2 cents
I do love that our area has moved to using absentee ballots for everything, it makes getting it done so much easier.
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Yes, even local elections.
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Absolutely. Especially local elections.
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Yes!
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Of course! I have no excuse. Our polling station is 3 blocks away, and as a sahm I can go mid morning when there are no lines. It takes 3min tops.
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yep, we do!
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Yes at every election!
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Yes!
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Yes, unless something really important prevents me. I teach English to immigrant and first generation American kids. Many of their parents are undocumented and would love to vote or have recently become citizens and are thrilled to vote. I don't ever want to take for granted my right to vote.
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Yup! Local and national. I went to vote in our most recent primary and I wasn't supposed to. Oops!
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I vote in the national elections. elections for local council, not so much.
i agree that if you can vote, and choose not to, you forfeit your complaining rights!!
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Yes. Every single election, including primaries.
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of course! i take my civic duty real seriously. just voted in the primary, and have the mayoral elections coming up in 2 weeks.
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@PurplePeony: This. I tell DH all the time - you don't vote, don't whine about our government and their choices.
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Yup, always.
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Yup, but our choices for governor are abysmal.
I do love that our area has moved to using absentee ballots for everything, it makes getting it done so much easier.
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