Vote!
Mad enough to vote yet? October 10th is the deadline to register for this election.
Pundits continue to debate the declining trend in voter turnout in the U.S.
Why don't people vote?
My feeling is that many people either feel things are going along well enough, or that their vote wouldn't matter much, or that they have never voted in the first place and are not sure exactly how the system works. Why risk embarrassment, inconvenience, etc. for something that only comes around once in several years, and you're not sure who is the lesser of two evils anyways? As a person who votes in every election, I can say with certainty that you don't need to know much about the process. I never remember how it works! The poll workers are delighted to explain the whole business and as our local Secretary of State explained to me, “no one will ever know that you haven't voted before” unless you tell them.
It's an easy mail-in process to register to vote . The Main Library has free copies of the registration form for you, and we also have all the information about the specific proposals on the ballet Tuesday November 7th.
The library is offering a free book bag (while supplies last) to anyone who votes Tuesday, November 7th and wears the sticker saying they voted. We want to thank you for participating in our government!
