uneducated voting

I've always been interested in politics and I keep myself pretty well informed because of it, but with the election a week away I'm getting worn out. I used to love campaign commercials (from both sides), especially the mudslinging ones because they are so ridiculous and entertaining, but now I switch the channel every time one comes on.  Read More »

Waiting in line for an hour, the computers go down, another half an hour passes and I receive my ballot.  Read More »

I voted in Arizona in the 2004 elections. Never one for large crowds, I opted to use the early, mail-in ballot. I did miss out on getting an “I voted” sticker of my very own, though.

After coloring in little circles next to the names of potential judges, senators, sheriffs, presidents, et cetera, the only thing that remained were survey questions.

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At age 13 you become a teenager. At 16 you get your license. At 21 you can drink. And at 18? Well, at 18 you're an official legal adult--you can vote. It's your right. You were born in a country that gives you the right to make vital decisions effecting a powerful nation as soon as you turn a certain age. Is that wrong? No. Is it right? That's the problem.  Read More »