IMPORTANT: Have you registered to vote yet? No? WHY NOT?!
http://www.rockthevote.com/electioncenter/
Voter registration deadlines for the presidential election are fast approaching. Everyone needs to be registered by the date their state mandates or they can't vote on November 4th.
Take the time to register, you can mail it in, head over to your local Secretary of State (or equivilent office in your state) or find a group taking voter registrations that you can trust and do what you need to do. There might be online registration too, I don't know.
THIS IS IMPORTANT.
I don't care who you're planning to vote for, but do your civic duty and vote in the November elections. Remember, it's not just a vote for the President, house and senate seats are up for grabs too, as well as local offices and whatever ballot measures there may be to vote on. Don't pay attention to the woefully inaccurate proposition commercials, read up on what the measures actually are.
:tmyk:
Vice-Presidential Debate
Thursday October 2
Second Presidential Debate
Tuesday, October 7
Third Presidential Debate
Wednesday, October 15
Election Day
Tuesday, November 4
All debates start at 9:00 PM EST.
Voter registration deadlines for the presidential election are fast approaching. Everyone needs to be registered by the date their state mandates or they can't vote on November 4th.
Take the time to register, you can mail it in, head over to your local Secretary of State (or equivilent office in your state) or find a group taking voter registrations that you can trust and do what you need to do. There might be online registration too, I don't know.
THIS IS IMPORTANT.
I don't care who you're planning to vote for, but do your civic duty and vote in the November elections. Remember, it's not just a vote for the President, house and senate seats are up for grabs too, as well as local offices and whatever ballot measures there may be to vote on. Don't pay attention to the woefully inaccurate proposition commercials, read up on what the measures actually are.
:tmyk:
Vice-Presidential Debate
Thursday October 2
Second Presidential Debate
Tuesday, October 7
Third Presidential Debate
Wednesday, October 15
Election Day
Tuesday, November 4
All debates start at 9:00 PM EST.
Comments
If you're not yet registered, you can do so through your state's DMV website, or through the site of your candidate/party of choice. Here's Obama's registration page.
Vote No on California Proposition 8, you guys. Seriously.
I know i did...
Do they just not want people to vote in the US? Do Americans not like democracy?
I lost my voter card but I found out I don't actually need it as long as I'm registered and have id, so I stopped caring about getting a replacement. I'll get a new one when I move in a couple months anyway.
Which reminds me, I need to do just that...
Iowa normally goes Democrat anyway, but still, I want my vote to count dammit.
So there you have it. I'm voting from 7000 miles away. Those of you who are of age need to get out and do it. Take some pride in knowing that our elections are covered across the world. People in other countries become very involved in our political stage, yet how many of you can name the current Prime Minister of Canada? (non-Canadians excluded)
The American President is arguably one of the most important political positions in the world. People who don't vote do this country a great disservice by not recognizing the unique power they have to influence the direction of this world's history.
So get out there! Look at the candidates, and do some research! Watch the debates, hear what people are saying, and form your own educated opinion about whom you think is best suited to lead our country! And on November 4th do your part to contribute to history.
People seem to take not voting for granted. Where I live, it's obligatory. This results in uninformed, uninterested people voting for whomever spent more on propaganda instead of voting for the best choice. While you may say that this also happens in places where voting is optional, it just doesn't have such a big impact on deciding who wins the election.
However, 98% of the people in the US who don't vote choose not to because they are lazy, or because they think their vote won't make a difference, or because they have a general contempt for politics and just don't bother.
I don't believe it should be obligatory. I think voting is a responsibility, one that every voter should take seriously. Ideally, people would weigh the candidates and make educated opinions based on who they feel will bring their country in a direction they like. But admittedly that never happens.
I like your point of view though Roberto. I didn't know it was obligatory in Ecuador. That's really interesting. I never considered the consequences of a political structure like yours.
Write in Norris/Phelps.