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I Am Not Voting

I know that there are many people who will judge me if I ever admit to them that I'm not voting. I once told my friend and her face looked as if her favorite whale died. She told me that she understands I have the right to not vote but that I shouldn't exercise that right. But I can't stand Hillary and I don't want Trump to be the face of this country. So if I don't agree with either of them, why would I vote? I don't want to regret anything so I'm choosing to stay out of it. I don't care if people guilt me by telling me that people hundreds of years ago people died for this right. Back then, they had better candidates. Since I live with my parents, I'll have to lie to them and tell them what they want to hear. But if they force me towards voting with them, I'll either leave it blank or add in my personal choice for president- Kiefer Sutherland! :)

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Picklebobble · 56-60, M

You should always vote.
Too many before you fought and died to ensure that right was given to you.
There are three things you should do.
Either: spoil your ballot paper
Vote 'None of the above'
Go online to both main party websites and let them know why you didn't vote.
World politics is in a mess at the moment.
Same is true here in the UK as it is elsewhere in Europe.
Partly because of a lack of vision anywhere in the world. No new ideas, just re-hash of the old ones!
And partly because the Middle East is still a mess even after twenty years of being involved it.

JewStar4Life · 31-35, F

I see what you mean. Good options. I don't remember there being a "None of the above" option.

Picklebobble · 56-60, M

@JewStar4Life: If there isn't one, ask why !
Here in England we still do things the old fashioned way. Put an X next to the candidates name. And it's still done on paper.
So folk can register their vote any way they choose !
A few years ago I just wrote accross the entire ballot sheet "NOBODY HERE WORTH VOTING FOR !"
Yes I spoiled the ballot paper. But at least it let the returning officer and others, know my view.

JewStar4Life · 31-35, F

@Picklebobble: And the authorities never bothered you about it?

Picklebobble · 56-60, M

@JewStar4Life: No. It just gets treated as a spoilt paper.
So it's registered as a vote for none of those on the ballot.
I'm amazed that they allow machinery in some places. I mean how do you know that it will record what you vote for ?

JewStar4Life · 31-35, F

@Picklebobble: Yeah I know what you mean. I'm just worried I'll get contacted by spoiling the vote. Because isn't your name on the vote? Or I thought they run it through a scanner. The scanner wouldn't stop if it notices nothing's written?

Picklebobble · 56-60, M

@JewStar4Life: Your vote is anonymous.....Or it should be !!
Hardly democratic if it isn't !!

JewStar4Life · 31-35, F

@Picklebobble: Ok. Just checking. It just freaks me out that I have to hand my ticket to someone. I just worried he'll read it and tell me to fill it in.

Picklebobble · 56-60, M

@JewStar4Life: You have to actually hand your ballot paper over to somebody ???
We don't ! There'd be uproar if we had to do that !!!
In England. You take your voter card with your name and address on to the polling station.
You show the folk at the desk your name, address and voter no.
They cross it off their list and give you a ballot sheet with the names of all those seeking your vote.
The names are listed along with the party they represent and a big square box next to their name.
You go into a booth. Pick a pen. Put your X next to the candidate you want to vote for. Then fold it in half and take it to a big metal paslocked box with a slot at the top to put it in.
Polls close at 11:00pm
After that, independent verifiers come in and empty the boxes counting for each candidate.
Once it's done it's checked a second time and the Returning officer responsible then has to report the result.