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Question: Considering EVERY local, county, state and federal election, how well is your record in going to the polls to vote ?
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Have voted 100% of the time.
 
#2
Have voted approx 90-99% of the time.
 
#3
Have voted approx 75-89% of the time.
 
#4
Have voted approx 50-74% of the time.
 
#5
Have voted approx 25-49% of the time.
 
#6
Have voted under 25% of the time.
 
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ProudModerate2
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« on: December 27, 2015, 05:52:05 PM »

In EVERY election sanctioned where you reside, what is your voting record ?
Take into consideration every local, county, state and federal election ; not just the federal primary & general election.

I registered to vote immediately after obtaining the age of 18 ; that was 28 years ago.
Since then, and without exaggeration, I have voted in 100% of every election. This includes minor local voting (ie: city or school district) in where there may have only been one race/issue on the ballot.
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« Reply #1 on: December 27, 2015, 06:04:43 PM »

100% of the time since 1972.
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« Reply #2 on: December 27, 2015, 06:07:26 PM »

100% since 2012 Cool
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« Reply #3 on: December 27, 2015, 06:24:51 PM »

0/0

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« Reply #4 on: December 27, 2015, 06:32:52 PM »

November 2011: No
November 2012: Yes
November 2013: Don't think there was an election
November 2014: Yes
November 2015: Yes

3/4, with any non-November election and anything that may have happened in Nov '13 missed.

Next year's gonna be the first year when I show up to vote in springtime.
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« Reply #5 on: December 27, 2015, 06:35:02 PM »

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« Reply #6 on: December 27, 2015, 06:45:46 PM »

November 2011: Diddly-squat for elections that year
June 2012 Primaries: Yes
November 2012: Yes (absentee)
November 2013: Did not switch official residencies to participate in the Gubernatorial, so no.
November 2014: Yes

So that's 100% by technicality, 75% by opportunity [I used the latter]
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« Reply #7 on: December 27, 2015, 07:02:50 PM »

I literally once voted in a by-election for the local Police and Crime Comissioner.
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« Reply #8 on: December 27, 2015, 07:33:58 PM »

100% (compulsory voting)

Even if voting wasn't compulsory in Australia (it shouldn't be), I would still have voted in all elections since I turned 18.
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« Reply #9 on: December 27, 2015, 08:51:32 PM »

75% +

I've skipped some local elections when I knew I'd be moving in a year or two anyway and I didn't know the people on the ballot.
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« Reply #10 on: December 27, 2015, 09:22:47 PM »

100%.
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« Reply #11 on: December 27, 2015, 09:54:00 PM »

I've missed one midterm primary since 2008.
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« Reply #12 on: December 27, 2015, 10:48:52 PM »

50% - didn't vote in 2014 primary (wasn't registered yet), voted in 2014 general
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« Reply #13 on: December 27, 2015, 11:48:51 PM »

I'm not 18 yet, but I hope to have a 100% voting record when I'm an adult, even for primaries and small town city council stuff.
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« Reply #14 on: December 28, 2015, 04:40:15 AM »

I only missed one election (2015, 2nd round for mayor) , as I was out of town
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« Reply #15 on: December 28, 2015, 05:33:06 AM »

I don't even know, probably south of 50% though.  Every Pres, maybe half the off cycle elections, and just a couple local elections.
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« Reply #16 on: December 28, 2015, 04:17:58 PM »

0% - I''m under 18.
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« Reply #17 on: December 28, 2015, 11:12:35 PM »

I voted in every election I could except last November when I forgot.
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« Reply #18 on: December 29, 2015, 12:19:47 AM »

100%. I even had an absentee ballot mailed to me for May city council elections.
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« Reply #19 on: December 29, 2015, 09:51:03 AM »

100%. Actually more than that, because in several elections I voted for people who couldn't, but didn't want to spoil their vote.
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« Reply #20 on: December 29, 2015, 09:52:04 AM »

100%. Actually more than that, because in several elections I voted for people who couldn't, but didn't want to spoil their vote.

What?
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« Reply #21 on: December 29, 2015, 09:57:33 AM »

100%. Actually more than that, because in several elections I voted for people who couldn't, but didn't want to spoil their vote.

What?
If you're Dutch and you live here, there is no such thing as early voting or absentee ballots. One can, however, ask someone else to vote for them. Both people need to sign a form (to be handed in at the polling station by the person who votes) and the person who votes needs to bring a copy of the other person's ID to the polling station. A voter can only vote for a maximum of two other people (in order to avoid fraud). I did this in three elections already, for people who would be abroad or just couldn't vote.
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« Reply #22 on: December 29, 2015, 10:13:43 AM »

Voted in May General Election, and in the September Labour leadership election (and all the other down-ballot races)
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« Reply #23 on: December 29, 2015, 02:07:43 PM »

I'm inclined to say 100% of the time, but I'm not sure if I've missed a few local elections.  Since I live in the township surrounding my hometown, I don't get to vote for city officials, and I don't know how frequently that local millages or school board elections happen.
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« Reply #24 on: December 29, 2015, 03:52:16 PM »

100%. Actually more than that, because in several elections I voted for people who couldn't, but didn't want to spoil their vote.

What?
If you're Dutch and you live here, there is no such thing as early voting or absentee ballots. One can, however, ask someone else to vote for them. Both people need to sign a form (to be handed in at the polling station by the person who votes) and the person who votes needs to bring a copy of the other person's ID to the polling station. A voter can only vote for a maximum of two other people (in order to avoid fraud). I did this in three elections already, for people who would be abroad or just couldn't vote.

Does this mean, that you are (technically) required to vote as the other person intended/intends ?
Or can you use the extra ballot(s), and vote exactly as you desire ?
Because my thought is that if you can vote the extra ballots as you desire, then technically you are allowed to vote more than one time, while others only vote once. In my opinion, this does not sound like a fair "democratic" voting system (in Holland).
Very strange policy/system to me.
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