Comments on: Election on Tuesday

By: Daniel

Daniel — Tue, 07 Nov 2006 14:59:22 +0000

Well, my first voting experience is over with. I think the process here is shady. There were no instructions or signs on where you were supposed to go, and it would be very easy to vote fraudulently. I think I just became an advocate of verified voting.

By: john

john — Tue, 07 Nov 2006 11:43:37 +0000

I actually care more about the local stuff than the Senate race

I know *exactly* what you mean. I keep getting caught up in that they’ve been campaigning in a civilized manner on issues relevant to the community — how shocking!

By: Daniel

Daniel — Mon, 06 Nov 2006 19:03:53 +0000

Well… I guess I appreciate being considered in the young and political crowd, but it’s not really accurate. I turn 30 two weeks from today and this will be the first time I’ve ever voted. I have more fit the crowd of young people who didn’t care about politics.

And I will defend the politically inactive young people some. Things like the electoral college(esp in states like Maryland where I was until a year ago) make us feel like our votes don’t count in Presidential elections. And then it’s hard to know anything about most of the other candidates except their party affiliation without doing a lot of research. Not to mention that most candidates are old and boring and it ends up being a choose between two people who you have nothing in common with. That is why I never voted before. Alright… rant over.

By: Bill Garnett

Bill Garnett — Mon, 06 Nov 2006 17:20:31 +0000

As a freshman at the University of Richmond (that was in 1959) I campaigned to have the voting age changed from 21 to 18. It has been discouraging to see how little participation there is in voting and in politics by young people. And how little they understand about how the policies of the government affect their life now and in the future.

I commend you for taking an interest in this election and encourage you to continue your responsible civic involvement.