Comments on: Random Thoughts on Voting http://www.punditmom.com/2008/05/random-thoughts-on-voting Having an opinion never goes out of style. Sun, 05 Sep 2010 20:30:55 -0500 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: anniegirl1138 http://www.punditmom.com/2008/05/random-thoughts-on-voting/comment-page-1#comment-4449 anniegirl1138 Fri, 23 May 2008 18:47:00 +0000 http://www.punditmom.com/2008/05/random-thoughts-on-voting#comment-4449 I don't know how to make it easier. In Iowa, where I use to live, you could register to vote when you renewed or applied for a driver's license and your card was mailed to you.<br/><br/>I knew a civics teacher who taught seniors and gave them all registration forms and talked about the importance of voting. Apparently the under 30 crowd are beginning to vote on par with their parents and grandparents, so this is encouraging. It's sad we take our freedom to vote so lightly in America.<br/><br/>This year I have to vote by absentee ballot as I live in Canada. I am a bit worried about the timeliness of getting the ballot with time enough to send it back. I don’t know how to make it easier. In Iowa, where I use to live, you could register to vote when you renewed or applied for a driver’s license and your card was mailed to you.

I knew a civics teacher who taught seniors and gave them all registration forms and talked about the importance of voting. Apparently the under 30 crowd are beginning to vote on par with their parents and grandparents, so this is encouraging. It’s sad we take our freedom to vote so lightly in America.

This year I have to vote by absentee ballot as I live in Canada. I am a bit worried about the timeliness of getting the ballot with time enough to send it back.

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