The Irrelevant Voter
This blog is written mostly tongue in cheek. There are some things which may be informative to you. Please provide your feedback.
If you are suffering from self-irrelevancy, please seek professional advice.
Hello. Today in the province of Ontario municipal politicians are being elected. These elections are supposedly the worst ones in the area of voter turnout. If 40% of eligible voters cast a vote, it will be seen as a great turnout, as compared with > 60% for provincial and federal elections.
Why are voter turnouts low? It's hard to say. Having spent a couple of days last week helping a friend knock on doors, it's almost mystifying. There's no way a provincial or federal candidate could cover their area the way a municipal candidate can. The municipal issues are also much more likely to affect people more than provincial and federal issues too, especially since municipal politicians seem to be the "catch all" people for things provincial and federal offices supposedly can no longer afford.
It's ironic this election occurs two days after Rememberance Day. We celebrated the sacrifice Canadian soldiers made so we'd have the ability to vote among other things. Now many of us are tossing that hard-fought right away.
Some may say there's no one to vote for. Unfortunately that statement may be true. If so, then run for that office next time.
Some others may say their vote is irrelevant. Believe me, my friend hopes everyone voted. And a vote for someone is a vote against someone else. It may be one of the few times you are relevant, because your vote counts the same as everyone else's vote.
If you didn't vote this time, then you are making yourself irrelevant. That is the worst thing of all. Please vote in the next election you're eligible for. And take steps to ensure you are eligible if there's a reason you currently aren't. Please make yourself relevant is this one case. Too many died to give you the opportunity. Please don't make their sacrifice irrelevant.
Regards,
Irrelevant
If you are suffering from self-irrelevancy, please seek professional advice.
Hello. Today in the province of Ontario municipal politicians are being elected. These elections are supposedly the worst ones in the area of voter turnout. If 40% of eligible voters cast a vote, it will be seen as a great turnout, as compared with > 60% for provincial and federal elections.
Why are voter turnouts low? It's hard to say. Having spent a couple of days last week helping a friend knock on doors, it's almost mystifying. There's no way a provincial or federal candidate could cover their area the way a municipal candidate can. The municipal issues are also much more likely to affect people more than provincial and federal issues too, especially since municipal politicians seem to be the "catch all" people for things provincial and federal offices supposedly can no longer afford.
It's ironic this election occurs two days after Rememberance Day. We celebrated the sacrifice Canadian soldiers made so we'd have the ability to vote among other things. Now many of us are tossing that hard-fought right away.
Some may say there's no one to vote for. Unfortunately that statement may be true. If so, then run for that office next time.
Some others may say their vote is irrelevant. Believe me, my friend hopes everyone voted. And a vote for someone is a vote against someone else. It may be one of the few times you are relevant, because your vote counts the same as everyone else's vote.
If you didn't vote this time, then you are making yourself irrelevant. That is the worst thing of all. Please vote in the next election you're eligible for. And take steps to ensure you are eligible if there's a reason you currently aren't. Please make yourself relevant is this one case. Too many died to give you the opportunity. Please don't make their sacrifice irrelevant.
Regards,
Irrelevant
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