What's Normal? - Do you typically vote in NON-PRESIDENTIAL elections? (1 Viewer)

[Zow]

Only thing on my ballot was a two school board seats. My kids are out of school and didn't attend the school that the election was for.

Still voted.

I ask this respectfully, did you vote still without knowing much about either candidate? I ask because such a type of vote frustrates me and I'd posit that it's one's civic duty to actually refrain from voting regarding an issue or a publicly held position if the voter is not current on either the issue or the candidates.

 

[wlwiles]

I vote anytime I have an opportunity to.

Something weird happened today though. I went to my normal voting spot to vote, It was for city mayor, Water Commissioner, and a couple of city council seats. I walk in and give my ID. They tell me I do not TECHNICALLY live within the city limits, and cannot vote at that location. They direct me to a fire house down the road, where I was able to vote for Fire Commissioner.

Came home and looked it up. Seems I live in an 'unincorporated' area. I still have the city mailing address, but do not live in the city....technically. I will say I live out in the sticks.

I live inside the city limits but have two different polling places depending what type of election it is. If it's local or state-wide election, I go to the Methodist church less than a mile down the street from where I live, and no matter what time of day I go there I can be in and out in 5 minutes or less. If it's federal election I have to go to a different church that's about 15 minutes from my house, and the line there wraps around the building, takes >30 minutes to get in every time.

 

[Andy Dufresne]

Only thing on my ballot was a two school board seats. My kids are out of school and didn't attend the school that the election was for.

Still voted.

I ask this respectfully, did you vote still without knowing much about either candidate? I ask because such a type of vote frustrates me and I'd posit that it's one's civic duty to actually refrain from voting regarding an issue or a publicly held position if the voter is not current on either the issue or the candidates.

No. And I understand what you're saying. Voting just to vote or "because I've always voted that way" is not great. I knew who I was voting for.

 

[Terminalxylem]

Only thing on my ballot was a two school board seats. My kids are out of school and didn't attend the school that the election was for.

Still voted.

I ask this respectfully, did you vote still without knowing much about either candidate? I ask because such a type of vote frustrates me and I'd posit that it's one's civic duty to actually refrain from voting regarding an issue or a publicly held position if the voter is not current on either the issue or the candidates.

Agree wholeheartedly. Also, if you don’t vote, you can’t complain about the results.

I’m willing to bet most people know little about the candidates for whom they vote, and rampant mis/disinformation has made being accurately informed more difficult over time.

 

[SWC]

i vote in everything i can hell sometimes i tell people i would vote for them even when they are not running for anything if you have one of those help vote my kids in for athlete of the week or whatever i am your huckleberry in short hell yes i vote whenever i can you can bet your bottom dollar and take that to the bank brohans

 

[nightmare]

If you don't know the candidates do not vote for any of them. No shame in leaving that part of the
ballot blank.

In Maine, we had right to repair on the ballot. Your damn right I voted,