You're getting downvoted, but I think it'd be quite interesting to know how many people don't bother just because they are registered where (in a federal electi

You're getting downvoted, but I think it'd be quite interesting to know how many people don't bother just because they are registered where (in a federal election) it's basically a foregone conclusion. I live abroad but as my last residence was Texas, that's where my vote winds up counting (federal elections only) and it's a serious pain: - my ballot has to mailed back - I'm actually given multiple mailing addresses (it's unclear which I should actually use) - I live in a country without a traditional postal service and thus have to hand deliver my ballot to the the embassy or use an expensive private courier service (UPS, FedEx, etc.) - I have no way to know if my ballot was actually counted (did I fill some field out wrong, not print the "security envelope" right, use the wrong number of envelopes, etc. - the instructions are very unclear) And in the end ... well, Texas is pretty much a foregone conclusion anyway. It's discouraging, to say the least.