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This might be an unpopular opinion, but I don't think we should encourage people to vote as much as we do. Voting is an opportunity to make your voice heard.

This might be an unpopular opinion, but I don't think we should encourage people to vote as much as we do. Voting is an opportunity to make your voice heard. If you have nothing to say about the issues facing a particular office, don't vote. I do not vote for candidates who I am not informed about, but many people do. Those uninformed votes just drown out the voice of the informed voters and reinforce the party-line tribalism that seems to be slowly taking over the nation. In an ideal world, I would be informed about the issues surrounding all of the offices for whom I'm asked to vote. Unfortunately, I simply do not have time to concern myself with more than a handful of offices.

yingw787 6y ago
Have you tried absentee voting? It's honestly pretty great. I spend maybe three hours at my computer googling the people I don't know, then send it back. Not sure if it makes a difference in the end but it's cool to know who's claiming they represent you.
- ragnese 6y ago
  I mean, I basically do the same with the sample ballot that gets mailed to me.
JumpCrisscross 6y ago
> Those uninformed votes just drown out the voice of the informed voters I've always been a fan of general election ballots showing names, in a randomized order, with no reference to party.
- ipnon 6y ago
  Taiwan lists the candidates in a random order but includes their picture and their number in that order on the ballot. The candidates know their number from the beginning of their campaigns and wear the number on their clothing.