Others are simply not interested or believe their vote won't make a difference. None of the excuses are convincing. The access to the voting booth is as wide as it's ever been, and could get wider. The early voting period, just concluded, has extended the voting period, and mobile voting is taking the ballot box practically to the voters' doorsteps. In Oregon, voting by mail is being closely watched, as are experiments in voting by the Internet.
Young people are the least likely to vote.
Yet young people who carry large student loans and heavy credit card debt have the most at stake, especially with Social Security changes being talked about by both major candidates. On the local ballot, the incentives to vote are numerous. The potential of a new arena and incentives for new industry, as well as bonds to fix streets and install streetlights, ought to be incentives enough to vote. Add to that a voice on who holds local judgeships and other posts, and one would think that a voter registration card would be the hottest ticket in town. All rights reserved.