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5 - I am well-informed about nearly every race and issue and try to make a solid decision on each of them. 15 20.83%
4 - I try to be well-informed about most races and issues, but don't put much effort into a handful. 22 30.56%
3 - I keep up on candidates and issues generally, but don't really research them in detail. 9 12.50%
2 - I mostly go with my gut reaction, but do put some effort into knowing who I'm voting for. 3 4.17%
1 - I largely go with the names I like and don't put any effort into it at all. 2 2.78%
0 - I don't vote. 21 29.17%
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Old 10-29-2014, 11:01 AM   Topic Starter
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How much effort do you put into voting?
I spent a few hours last night voting for this year's elections (mail ballot). I have no idea what's typical, but there were probably a total of 20 different races (governor, senator, house rep, and a ton of state-level offices), about 15 different judges that I had to vote to retain or give the boot, and probably 7-8 ballot issues (state and local) to vote on.

I always approach it from the perspective of making an informed decision, so I spent at least a few minutes on each of the ballot issues making sure I understood the arguments for/against (using the "blue book" put out by the state). The judges are always pretty straightforward - I just mainly go through the recommendations in our little guide and go with those unless there's someone who has been contentious.

For the big races, I even spent a few minutes reading about the opinions of each candidate and tried to come to an informed decision on those too. But after a while, you can hardly even find information on some of the tiny races like county commissioner and the like, so I inevitably eventually end up just voting party line on some of those (though I kind of feel bad about it).

So...how much effort do you put into it?

(P.S. Let's keep this a-political if possible. This is about the process - not the parties involved.)
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Old 10-29-2014, 11:04 AM   #2
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Admittedly, I don't vote.

So none.
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Old 10-29-2014, 11:07 AM   #3
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Old 10-29-2014, 11:05 AM   #4
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A lot. It's important. People die for my right to do it. It matters.
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Old 10-29-2014, 12:00 PM   #5
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A lot. It's important. People die for my right to do it. It matters.
This.

When I was 18, my dad made me go register to vote. He said he didn't freeze his ass shooting at the Chinese in Korea for his son not exercise the freedom he fought for.

I've made sure to vote ever since. Don't think I've missed a Presidential or Mid-Term election ever.
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Old 10-29-2014, 12:28 PM   #6
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This.

When I was 18, my dad made be go register to vote. He said he didn't freeze his ass shooting at the Chinese in Korea for his son not exercise the freedom he fought for.

I've made sure to vote ever since. Don't think I've missed a Presidential or Mid-Term election ever.
I'm confused. How did shooting at Chinese in Korea protect your right to vote?
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Old 10-29-2014, 12:54 PM   #7
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I'm confused. How did shooting at Chinese in Korea protect your right to vote?
If you don't understand that, I can't help you.
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Old 10-29-2014, 01:40 PM   #8
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If you don't understand that, I can't help you.
Eh. I don't get it either. Were the Chinese planing to take away our rights to vote or something?
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Old 10-29-2014, 01:14 PM   #9
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This.

When I was 18, my dad made me go register to vote. He said he didn't freeze his ass shooting at the Chinese in Korea for his son not exercise the freedom he fought for.

I've made sure to vote ever since. Don't think I've missed a Presidential or Mid-Term election ever.
I'm with you on this. Although my Dad died when I was 6 months old I have always looked at voting as one of the ways I can honor what he did for our country. He fought in WWII and the Korean war.
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Old 10-29-2014, 04:02 PM   #10
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This.

When I was 18, my dad made me go register to vote. He said he didn't freeze his ass shooting at the Chinese in Korea for his son not exercise the freedom he fought for.

I've made sure to vote ever since. Don't think I've missed a Presidential or Mid-Term election ever.
The Korean conflict was fought for our right to vote? Maybe your dad should have opened a few history books while sitting in his foxhole.
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Old 10-29-2014, 11:06 AM   #11
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Old 10-29-2014, 11:08 AM   #12
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I work in elections. We repeatedly get turnouts in the 20-30% range. Add in the fact that people have no clue about registering to vote. No matter how much outreach there is....people are dumb when it comes to voting.
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Old 10-29-2014, 03:55 PM   #13
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I work in elections. We repeatedly get turnouts in the 20-30% range. Add in the fact that people have no clue about registering to vote. No matter how much outreach there is....people are dumb when it comes to voting.
Obviously most people only turn out for the big national elections every 4 years.

Even that I've heard is only about 50% of eligible voters.
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Old 10-29-2014, 05:11 PM   #14
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Obviously most people only turn out for the big national elections every 4 years.

Even that I've heard is only about 50% of eligible voters.
You'd be surprised. Even those elections are somewhat low. Right now we're having the Gubernatorial election in CA and we're expecting a 28% turnout. CA has historically bad turnouts and voter registration numbers though.
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