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Poll: Do you vote in your country elections?
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Maria Teresa Borges de Almeida
Maria Teresa Borges de Almeida  Identity Verified
Portugal
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Yes, always Nov 8

Since the first free electoral act post-dictatorship, held on the 25th April 1975, I haven’t missed an election.

Philippe Etienne
Elaine Ruby
Zea_Mays
P.L.F. Persio
Josephine Cassar
Maria Laura Curzi
 
Philippe Etienne
Philippe Etienne  Identity Verified
Spain
Local time: 22:31
Member
English to French
Yes always Nov 9

My great grandparent told my grandparent who told my parent who told me that people died fighting for this privilege.
In democratic countries, too many take it for granted along the tune "my vote won't change anything". I suspect it's when you no longer have this right that its importance really sinks in.

Philippe

Sebastian Witte
Maria Teresa Borges de Almeida
Giovana Zaltron
Agneta Pallinder
Elaine Ruby
Zea_Mays
P.L.F. Persio
 
Maria Laura Curzi
Maria Laura Curzi
Argentina
Local time: 18:31
English to Spanish
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Yes, always Nov 9

I agree with both, Maria Teresa and Philippe.

Over the past century, our country had several military coups and dictatorships, in which many people have disappeared because of fighting for democracy rights.

So, now that we have a democracy and the rights and duties it enables I do always vote, even when I don't like any candidate. In those cases, I vote for nobody (I nullify my vote), but I always vote.

P.L.F. Persio
 
Mario Chávez
Mario Chávez
United States
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It depends Nov 9

Voting in current democracies can be a privilege, a legal requirement or a manipulated process. From where I sit (in the United States), voting is something close to a privilege but nobody is required to vote. In some states, imprisoned populations aren't allowed to vote. American schools used to have three separate civics and government courses until the 60s (see https://bit.ly/3AIzXZt for more details).
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Voting in current democracies can be a privilege, a legal requirement or a manipulated process. From where I sit (in the United States), voting is something close to a privilege but nobody is required to vote. In some states, imprisoned populations aren't allowed to vote. American schools used to have three separate civics and government courses until the 60s (see https://bit.ly/3AIzXZt for more details).

When I was a kid in Argentina, civic courses were mandatory part of the high school curriculum and there were exams, of course. In that country, voting is mandatory.

Voting becomes meaningless if there's no reinforced or solid civics/government education in schools; in a country like USA, that responsibility has become distorted in the hands of political parties, which use mainstream and internet media to indoctrinate the masses on voting. Mostly, local governments publish voting information and how it is a privilege and a responsibility in a participatory democracy. To me, it has become more like a procedural exercise, not a way to develop responsible citizens.

To answer the question, I have voted in my country's elections at times. ▲ Collapse


Christine Andersen
P.L.F. Persio
 
Helena Chavarria
Helena Chavarria  Identity Verified
Spain
Local time: 22:31
Member (2011)
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Until recently I wasn't allowed to vote Nov 10

As a British expat, I wasn't allowed to vote in the UK or in Spain (where I live). However, this year the law changed in Britain and although I was allowed to vote, I didn't receive the envelope with the ballot until after the elections.

Maybe next time I'll be luckier.
 


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