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Papa_Tiger wrote:If you don't want to "cancel out a vote of someone who legitimately cares about politics" take just a little bit of time to become educated. There are lots of simple to read/understand voters guides that give the positions of the candidates and can help you make informed choices. Additionally, finding groups with similar views to your own that endorse candidates is another fast and simple way to become at least somewhat informed.

Sample ballots can be found in for your county precinct online (at least they can for my precinct), so knowing exactly what the ballot looks like is very easy and helps narrow down the field of candidates that you have to consider. It rarely takes me more than 30 minutes to do the research I need to do to be somewhat informed prior to election day. 30 minutes should never too much time to invest in the direction of your country, state, county and city.

Well said, Papa Tiger. I don't always research all of the candidates in local elections, but I always vote. My wife knows a lot more about our local politics than I do because she works for the city. I trust her opinion and will ask her for it before going to vote. I also have talked extensively about politics with my father in law, and our politics match almost perfectly. I often ask his opinion before elections as he does far more research than I have time to do (he's retired). If there's a race where I don't know anything about either candidate, I leave that one blank. Barring any of the above, there are usually people in the parking lot who will be happy to tell you about their candidate of choice, and you can decide if what they stand for is what you want. Bottom line, there just really isn't a legitimate reason not to vote. Especially in the national elections this year, when the future of the country is on the line.

Those who choose not to practice their right of freedom disrespect those who died to give them that right. Yes, I will vote.