A timely quote from Robert A. Heinlein

[flywoman]

"If you are part of a society that votes, then do so. There may be no candidates and no measures you want to vote for, but there are certain to be ones you want to vote against. In case of doubt, vote against. By this rule you will rarely go wrong. If this is too blind for your taste, consult some well-meaning fool (there is always one around) and ask his advice. Then vote the other way. This enables you to be a good citizen (if such is your wish) without spending the enormous amount of time on it that truly intelligent exercise of franchise requires."

- Lazarus Long, Time Enough for Love

Comments

[menolly-au.livejournal.com]

Australia gets around the tricky problem of getting people to vote by making it compulsory :)

Good luck with it - hope you get the right result!

[sageharper.livejournal.com]

So very true.
If I was American I'd never have any doubts, but here it's sometimes less clear cut. Hope the result goes the way it should.

I love going to vote, just on the principle of the thing; could wax lyrical at length for all sorts of practical and sentimental reasons. Then totally judge people who don't vote or can't be bothered to be informed.