If voting could change anything, would they make it  illegal?
141078
Voting CAN change things, but the majority of the people are too weak-minded and wishy-washy to get anything useful done.
704315
Yes, because part of the "choice" in a democracy is not to vote for anyone at all. (Although a "none of the above" option on a ballot would suffice for that.)  The problem is that Americans don't believe that they have a duty to vote.
1054599
I do. Electronic voting is a crock.  It should be illegal.  There is no way to truly verify that votes are genuinely counted without a paper backup.  Anything can happen in that computer.  And computers can be easily hacked.  Officials who install electronic voting should be sacked.
272721
absolutely not. i think that it should and may even already be illegal. however, everyone has their own opinions.
305219
Well, unfortunately i have no idea where u come from,  The only way is to have the Eu or USA or UN monitor the elections and then make sure that people were allowed to vote freely and w/o temptation.  IN the short run nothing ill change as far as corruption, but in the long run, things might change, give it time... thats the key
776202
I don't think so.  If people don't want to vote, why make them?  Will it mean anything if they just pick random people because they don't want to be there?
276863
I'm not sure it would work.  I think we would have to test easier ways of voting first.  Then find ways to curtail the fraud that will come with it.\n\nBesides, as an American I know how easy my fellow Americans get bored.  We have a short attention span, so eventually all of the voting would be done by people who do nothing but sit around and vote.  Kinda sounds like the system we have now.
86638
Sure they could. It's called voting. People need to direct more thought into voting. The American people vote their representatives into office, who in turn get to make the laws and vote for the President. Too many people sit idly by and don't make sure their voices are heard. Whenever there is an issue that I strongly have an opinion about, I make sure to call my Representative's office-be it a local, state, or Federal issue. This is the only way to make sure your opinion gets recorded! They are your elected reps. and are there for you, to vote according to the people of their districts. Signatures on a petition are just an amplification of this. Also, if more people who disagree with the system and would take action to run for office can you imagine the changes that would ocurr? I'm not saying any nutjob can get elected, but if you make sense and others agree with you then why not give it a try? People need to realize they are vested in the actions of this country whether they agree with them or not. We need to eliminate the people from office who do not represent our views as a whole. Our society needs to take action! Stop saying "It doesn't matter when I vote, so I'm not going to vote". That kind of attitude is what's gotten our system into the sorry mess it's in now. If you don't vote or take action, others who do vote will get control of things & quite possibly do things you don't agree with.
101900
Possible, but illegal, and no longer worth the risk.
746396
Because they don't like what the voters passed.  So, they plan to find a way to do as they please, cuz they figure they are above the law.  And, it'll probably turn out that they CAN do as they please.  And we wonder why people give up on voting.
286267
That would be illegal...
841445
I haven't heard about this specifically, but in theory, I agree- it would just bring in uninformed voters. We need voters who have opinions that need to be heard; the payoff of voting is having someone in office to do the job correctly and get things done, what's a better incentive to vote than that?
460655
In addition to the fact that such a law is unconstitutional and could only have a chance if it came about through a ratified Constitutional Amendment (which would never pass).  It would likely demonstrate that un-a-lined voters out numbered members of the two major parties.\n\nIf ever enacted it could have an unexpected result, that is, the same number of people who don’t vote today say, “I still won’t vote, come and get me.”  \n\nIt might be a better idea to give people some reason to want to vote.  Say, by adding something interesting to the ballot.  As. . . . . the final line for each elective office have it say, “None of the above.” And have that line able to win.  That would mean that some elective office could end up with no office holder until a new election were held.  That could mean that the candidates would have to actual, and honestly, serve the electorate.
941295
so votes could be  stolen?
367828
good question. i think, firstly, to get "everyone" to boycott the vote would be an astounding task, and very unlikely, no matter what. even in countries where this has been tried, you get nothing near 100%. so, let's say it was 50%. i think you already have close to that, in some places, and thus the answer is yes, business as usual. but let's say you upped it to more, more like 80%, or 90%. then, i think you'd have some impact. the question would be what kind of impact?\n\ni think there'd be some kind of panic in the administration, but there would have to be more going on that just people staying home. large-scale protests? they don't seem to have much impact anymore. but if the people didn't just opt out of voting, but created interesting local alternatives to replace government on a communitarian sort of model, then i think there'd be--if not change on government's level, a slow eroding of their ability to influence our lives and hurt us. not voting is not enough. you've got to replace the government with more community-centered activity.
875593
I am sorry but none of your answres know what they are talking about.\n\nVoting laws in the US are done at the state level.  And yes in the US there are a couple of states that allow current inmates to vote.\n\nOthers states take that right away but give it back after a few years.  In other states a convicted felon can never vote.\n\nSo the answer is yes in some places.
580792
Sure it is. How else will an individual or a Country change ? Or how else do you convince some one to do something different ? Rules.... Ethics.... laws.... change along with social changes. Hence how can there be permanent friend or foes ?