Most of them don't get it even then, judging by the ratio of complaints about local taxes vs. voter turnout in local elections.Keith B wrote:You didn't. Kids don't really think about how big an impact that an elected official like the Governor or President has until they start paying taxes and trying to make it on their own.
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- Mon Oct 27, 2014 1:16 pm
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Re: What do you mean "don't vote early!!!?"
- Mon Oct 20, 2014 8:02 pm
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Re: What do you mean "don't vote early!!!?"
Having been a candidate in an election with pathetically small turnout, three votes wouldn't have come close to changing the outcome, but it would have been nice to see three more in my tally.MotherBear wrote:If I recall correctly, city elections were generally getting maybe 4-5% voter turnout, and there I was 18 years old, having made sure I knew who I was voting for and why, and being told that my discarded vote didn't matter anyway.