How often do you vote?

[billamj]

Another thread brought up the issue of voting, so I decided that it might be interesting to find out how often everyone votes. Personally I do not miss a cycle whether it be primary or general election. My thoughts are if you don't want to be involved enough to vote then you don't have the right to bitch. Where stand you?

[1911shooter]

Another thread brought up the issue of voting, so I decided that it might be interesting to find out how often everyone votes. Personally I do not miss a cycle whether it be primary or general election. My thoughts are if you don't want to be involved enough to vote then you don't have the right to bitch. Where stand you?

I'm with you on this one i dont miss one and i make time from work to go. it is important that we try to put someone who thinks like us in power for once.

[dnar]

I vote every time!

[bsb]

I'm registered as a Libertarian, so primaries are out for me unless there is some referendum on the ballot (which doesn't seem to happen too often here as compared to other areas I've travelled through around election time.) I do make a point of getting to every general election, though. I think I've missed two since I turned 18, and I'm 30 now.

It can be tough to vote my conscience knowing the odds, but as far as I am concerned the only truly "wasted" votes are those lesser-of-two-evils decisions. I wouldn't mind having a "none of the above are acceptable" option, but I don't know where the system could go from there once that started running away with races...

[crazyyankee]

I checked every time including the primaries, but this only if there is a question on the ballot. As a registered Independent I don't always get to vote during the primaries.

[LittleRedToyota]

i am generally registered independent (and vote libertarian) also, but usually temporarily change to one of the major parties party to vote in the primary.

(democrat this time so i can vote for damon brown. republican next year so i can vote for ron paul.)

[762xIan]

Only missed one election...that was 1988 and I was overseas and didnt' have an absentee ballot.

Every state and federal election since...though I have missed a couple of primaries over the years.

[billamj]

Only missed one election...that was 1988 and I was overseas and didnt' have an absentee ballot.

Every state and federal election since...though I have missed a couple of primaries over the years.

I know exactly what you mean. I haven't missed an election since 1980 and part of that was because I was getting ready to PCS back to the states from Germany.

[phillyd2]

For frequent travelers like me, voting is actually very easy via absentee ballot from home. I vote every time including primaries (except this poll ) but have not been to my polling place in years.

[normanvin]

i vote every time.

its just me, and i don't mean to start an argument.

but i believe if you do not vote, you shouldn't harp about the guy who got elected.