Well?

Sorry, not in the US

too young

I cannot wait for Nov. 2

The Repubs dont want me to vote.

Voted yesterday for Kerry.

I'm voting

Yep

Voted absentee. Vote went for Bush.

How do you vote illegally?

Vote more than once, vote when not registered, vote when not a citizen, vote when a fellon ... (off the top of my head)

Not easily, if it's even possible. You'd have to register to vote, which requires multiple forms of identification, if I recall.

They'd know that you're not eligible when you seek to register. You'd have to really pull a number on the registrar. I seriously doubt it's possible, and worth the risk of what I believe is multiple felony convictions waiting to happen.

I have late birthday (November 13) so I couldn't register. I can't say I'm all that disappointed.

Timetable prevented me from registering in my current place of residence, and was unable to get off an absentee ballot (due to "I didn't know people like me qualified for that"), and I'll be out-o-town of where I'm registered when November 2nd rolls around.

So...

...no.

Well, I would vote if I were a US citizen. Seeing how I always vote here where I live, I doubt it would be any different for me over there. In fact I just voted last friday in local elections...

You would be surprised. Depending on the state you can register with minimal documents and vote without presenting any identification. Many states are trying to enact laws to further prevent the type of voting fraud I cited but representatives from a certain political party generally oppose them on the grounds that it discourages voting.

Voting.

Your voting Outlaw? I thought you weren't registered and were against the whole voting thing. Wouldn't this be your first time voting?

I plan to vote for Ralph Nader.

Sorry too young...

I plan on voting.

Even though I'm only 16..


I still have more than 2 weeks to get a fake ID!

I didn't know 'illegally' was an option, but in that case count me in!

Damn, your poll doesn't have near enough options. You forgot the "No, because the electorate college arbitrarily grants my state 4 out of 4 votes for the candidate I'm opposed to, and it's corrupt in general" option. Have you forgotten about me? It's not nice to assume that everyone who votes "no" either doesn't care or is too young! (Because as you know, I am vehemently opposed to Bush and would do anything to oust him from office, but I can't because of the state I live in).

It's the thought that counts Freelance.

Well, there is the matter of satisfying your conscience and voicing your opinion on the other umpteen things on the ballot.

Jumpstarting me on a minor rant here, our political environment is completely backwards. We, as voters, should be far more concerned with the lower level elections but, because of our shift towards federal dependence, we get all wrapped up in the presidency. If our country was more like it was intended to be in it's founding, the federal government should play so much more minimal role in our life.

END MINOR RANT

Not a US citizen.

am i the only one who can vote but is not goin to?

Now we know who it is!

I think they were a little biased due to the articles of confe... d.. ... aw screw it.

Vote! It's your freaking right to. Dont waste it.

I wish I could vote. Hell, someone not voting who can, go and vote for me via proxy. Kerry +1

I am registered to vote, i just want to take my right not to vote. I feel like that is a freedom of it self. Think of all the Nations that have cumpulsary voting, that sickens me.

I would, Spork, but you're going to have to find a Massassian who lives in a swing state. Only a few states in this country hold democratic non-biased elections. Some states that hold such elections, have such elections because they are swing states. Others have such elections because their votes reflect the voting in the state.

I vote for myself. Seriously.
Some guy taking a poll asked me a couple weeks ago, "If the election were being held right now, who would you vote for?" ... "Myself" ... "So, undecided?" ... "I must have missed the memo staying I don't know what the helll I'm talking about and myself was changed to undecided" :p OK.. so that last part went more like "No, Undecided.." but that makes for a better story!

I repsect that. At least you're not just lazy.

But you have no right to complain about who you get stuck with representing yourself and your country to the rest of the world

Voted absentee for dubya.

This is the first presidential election I will be able to participate in. My absentee ballot arrived in the mail this week. Exciting stuff.

One should always vote. If you don't vote, you have basically given up your right to complain. If you vote, but your candidate doesn't make it, you have a perfect reason to complain. If you vote and your candidate makes it, you can cheerfully call him a traitor when he inevitably fails to keep his promises.

This is the main reason why I always vote. All politicians fail, so it's important to retain your right to complain (as useless as it is).

Who added the redundant, unneccessary option to the end? Non-US citizen was covered in the first option. US citizens abroad can also vote absentee.

Although this will be my second time voting, I've never bought into the whole "if you don't vote, you have no right to complain" argument. It's simply illogical. There are plenty of circumstances for one not to vote and a plenty more for those same people to complain.

What if you're opposed to the political system in this country, yet you love your country, otherwise, and don't wish to move? What if you despise all of the current candidates, including independent candidates and think that voting for the lesser of many evils is the wrong attitude? I just came up with two theoretical and/or logical reasons why one may not want to vote, but may still have the right to complain. You may disagree with the reasons, but they are valid.

I think the entire concept is just one of those bandwagon phrases that people use to encourage others to vote. We have the right to vote, and the right not to. There are perfectly logical reasons for both, and to assume that just because you choose to vote gives you more right to complain, just seems strange to me, especially when one vote, in most states, means virtually nothing. In other words, although I will be voting, I could just sit at home and the outcome would be exactly the same.