local voting - do you?
I keep meaning to post about this, but always forget when I'm on the computer! I'm curious, given how a majority of my f-list is pretty impassioned about politics, if y'all vote for your local elections also?
I make it a point to obtain a voter's guide at the very least to learn about the candidates for various boards, judges, etc. I live in a township and we have a supervisor, a clerk, and a board of trustees that are voted for every four years.
My personal opinion is that it is just as important to vote locally as it is nationally. The first time I voted in an election, I thought you *had* to vote for everything on the ballot, which was why I researched everything. Then I found out you didn't have to and thought, 'Well, why wouldn't you?'. I mean, yes, there are some things on the ballots that I don't really give a fig about, but it's my right to vote, so I do.
This thought came upon me this voting season because my husband was saying how he was only going to vote for president. I went pretty apeshit and told him at the very least he needed to vote for senate and house and probably who was running our town too. He agreed he would.
So how about you folks (obviously I'm curious about all countries, not just the US)?
I make it a point to obtain a voter's guide at the very least to learn about the candidates for various boards, judges, etc. I live in a township and we have a supervisor, a clerk, and a board of trustees that are voted for every four years.
My personal opinion is that it is just as important to vote locally as it is nationally. The first time I voted in an election, I thought you *had* to vote for everything on the ballot, which was why I researched everything. Then I found out you didn't have to and thought, 'Well, why wouldn't you?'. I mean, yes, there are some things on the ballots that I don't really give a fig about, but it's my right to vote, so I do.
This thought came upon me this voting season because my husband was saying how he was only going to vote for president. I went pretty apeshit and told him at the very least he needed to vote for senate and house and probably who was running our town too. He agreed he would.
So how about you folks (obviously I'm curious about all countries, not just the US)?