How many of you actually vote.
 

This thread was inspired by a post made by Cream in the Anti-Bush thread.

Like Cream said, it's nice to see so many people passionate about politics, but how many of you actually excercise your right to vote??

I couldn't wait to vote. I was lucky. The year I turned 18 Ontario was holding a provincial election. So I finnaly got to have my say.
Mnay of my friends don't vote and it's because of pure laziness.

October 2, Ontario is having another provincial election and I will be out to at the polls. Toronto is also having a municipal election soon.

Really, my question is how many people vote?? It doesn't matter who you vote for. But for those that don't vote. What is your reasoning behind it?

P.S Let's keep this civil please.

Since I turned 18 I believe I have only missed voting in 2 elections. I always voted absentee when I was in college.

My mother was very, very interested in politics and impressed upon me at a young age that voting was a very important thing to do and that if I didn't, I had no right to complain.

Thanks Mom. :D

I never miss an opportunity to vote whether the election is state,local or national.It just seems to me that if I didn't vote than I shouldn't be bitching about whats happening.

If I had that cute smiley with the waving hand I would put it in here!

I vote, I vote! I was 17 until January of my Freshman year at college. So I was so excited to register. They had it outside my cafeteria about a week after I turned 18. I made such a production about it and lectured people iin the cafe who weren't registered!! :D

I do have to say, sometimes I don't make it to elections for city slots - except I definitely get there for mayor. :o But I try. I only don't if I'm stuck at work or something...

I vote. Although I live in fear everyday that I will be called for jury duty (where do you think they get the jury lists from? the voter registration lists, uh huh, uh huh).

I vote in all presidential elections.

I was called for jury duty. I was really irritated because I couldn't afford to take time off work or possibly miss school at the time I was called I supposed to return to school in a few weeks. I wasn't trying to avoid my civil responsibilites, but I was excused from jury duty.

Actually...

They stopped getting jury lists from voter registration lists. People were beginning to not register to vote out of fear of being called to jury duty. So, now they get a jury list from the DMV. Basically, if you have a license, you're eligible to be a member of a jury.

I could be wrong and this could just be a Florida thing but I'm pretty sure that this is how they get their jury lists through out the rest of the US. (well...you're in Canada so it might be different :) )

Back on topic:

I am registered to vote and I've exercised that right in all the national and state elections. I've also voted in a few city/county elections. It's just hard to vote for the city/county elections since I'm registered to vote in a county different from where I now reside and don't know much about the candidates/issues (as I'm sure this is the case with many college students or people who have just recently graduated).

I only turned 18 two years ago, so I've yet to vote in a presidential election, but I've voted in a state-wide election and a local one. I plan to vote in all presidential elections and any local ones that I actually care about.

Most of my friends vote. As we were growing up, our social studies, history and civics teachers all talked about how important it is to vote, and I think that it actually made a difference.

WOW! I inspired a thread. :) :cool:

I vote every year. I have voted in every general election since I was 19. Like 33 girl, I voted by absentee ballot when I was in college. I also vote in the primary elections.

I vote because women couldn't vote until 1920. I vote because it is my civic duty. I vote because it is my voice in politics, public policy, and the future of the United States.

I never miss an opportunity to vote!

I turned 18 in 1991 and that was when there weren't any big elections where I lived at the time. I waited until the following to vote (Presidential Election). For a while, I didn't vote in odd year election, opting to vote in the even years. Now, my mom demands that I vote every year. I still dread those odd year elections, but I have to do it anyway!

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Vote 18 passed between my 18th and 21st birthday. I've voted in every national election -- and every state and/or local election, with only one exception I can think of since then.

I've also served jury duty and, although I didn't look forward to it beforehand, found it to be fascinating.

I have never missed voting in a general election since I turned 18. I voted by absentee ballot while away at college and on business - I didn't actually step foot in a voting booth until I was nearly 25.

I voted in the last presidential election.