There were local elections in New Hampshire today.
My town has an official population of around 5,500 residents. Of that 65 to 75% are registered to vote, or 3575-4125 people.
My vote today was 0.12% of the total number of votes.
There were a total of 821 people who voted today.
People, get out and vote. The number of people who make the effort is so small that your vote is huge.
As a side note, as I was watching the machine register my votes, the guy handing out the “I Voted” sticker said, “I don’t have to wait to give you a free “I Voted” sticker.”
“That isn’t free.”
“What? Huh?”
“Our ancestors paid for our freedom to vote with blood, sweat, and the lives of their loved ones.”
The ballot guy went silent, the poll watcher went silent, and the guy handing out stickers went silent. Then the guy handing out stickers said, “That was much better than what I was going to say.”
lack of effort by We the People brought us to the cluster of fubar we have today.
its so simple to go vote .
and when you can’t be bothered you have zero right to complain when your life becomes difficult because of the policies “passed” by “voters” and corrupt politicians. when you don’t go vote you get red flag laws and a ban on voter ID like we have here in maine.
for some reason maine has become the mecca for blue balled liberals to flock to. our capital is chock full of fukkin democrats that do whatever they want and republicans stand around and pontificate and do nothing. democrats are constantly pushing gun control bills just like every other democrat run state while we are the safest state in the country. we have two districts and there are a huge bunch of real Americans here but few of them can be bothered to go friggin vote.
Well said Sir, Well said
Actually, you think you voted today. There is no assurance that machine actually read your ballot as marked. I am not a fan of machine tabulation, unless there is a hand count and audit.
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You are absolutely correct though. Especially about local elections. Not enough people are involved, or even pay attention to local politics at all. So, when the time comes to vote, if the President is not on the ballot, they do not bother rolling out. Net result, whatever organization manages to mobilize the most voters gets to control your day to day life for the next several years. And believe me, your local legislature and Mayor can screw over your day to day life WAY more than the President can.