Daily Kos has a state by state guide to voting rules, so you have no “I didn’t know when the deadline was” excuses. Go check now, and make sure you’re registered, or have your absentee ballot.
Women, VOTE! It gives me headaches to see the numbers Women’s Voices, Women’s Vote have listed for Election 2006, as in:
- In New York – 1,428,141 women were unregistered. 738,858 were registered & didn’t vote.
- In Ohio – 712,019 were unregistered. Another 446,994 were registered but didn’t vote.
- In Colorado – 250,769 women were unregistered, and another 116,423 were registered but didn’t vote.
You need a better reminder to make sure you’re registered? Watch Iron Jawed Angels if you need to remind yourself of what it took for women to earn the right to vote.
And Democrats, remember: the more of us turn out, the more likely it is that the Democrat wins. So make sure you babysit for your Democrat friends with kids if they need you to, or give rides to people who need them. Just get them to the polls!
I’ve been working to get unregistered voters on the rolls. Aside from suspicion of the government, many folks fear registering will make them eligible for jury duty. For every hour I spend out on the streets, I’d say I get one or two people to register. We’ve got to get it done, though.
Great info, thanks.
I’ve been trying my hardest to get people around me to vote. In this state there’s no excuse — we can register on election day just before voting. Last election it took me about twenty minutes.
I’ve also heard people say they don’t vote because they’re afraid of jury duty. If you believe you skip jury duty by not voting, then you should also avoid having a driver’s license and paying your taxes, because those are other ways they find people for jury duty.
Also, for those of you who don’t vote because of disinterest, hopelessness, or ignorance, all you really need to know is this:
http://blogs.venturacountystar.com/greenberg/archives/2008/08/deficits.html
This election DOES CONCERN YOU DIRECTLY.
So get out there and vote.