First TIme Voter

[honeychile]

Originally Posted by DSTCHAOS

In my post, "older" refers to people who are 40 +

People can feel free to add to my list:


1. Feeling a disconnect between the ways "of the past" and contemporary issues/concerns. If they voted years ago, they may reminisce about who they voted for in the past and may even say that the current politicans aren't worth it.
2. A lack of access to information on the candidates and voting, particularly in certain areas and with certain socioeconomic groups.
3. Frustration with the outcome of previous elections--and typical voter apathy
4. Schedules conflict with elections and they don't have the info or the interest to do absentee ballots, etc.
5. The same impatience and intolerance for ALL politicans that I have but it's possibly magnified due to a combo of demographic factors.

I keep hearing about "I don't want to be called for jury duty. How lame is that?

[DSTCHAOS]

Originally Posted by honeychile

I keep hearing about "I don't want to be called for jury duty. How lame is that?

It's a lame excuse but an understandable sentiment.

[Tom Earp]

I love customers who come into the store and brag that they do not vote as they do not care.


I look them straight in the eye and tell them, "well if you do not vote then do not complain".


Even though someone on this site she knows more about the state laws I lived in (Mo.) and She lives in (Pn), I have voted every damn time which gives me the right to complain about how things are run!

Good for you HB, vote, it is a right that many lives were lost to allow you to do this!