Who doesn't have to show an I.D. to vote??
825505
Minnesota, a registered voter can vouch for a non registered persons resident status. I.D. is not required if you are registered, you just tell the old person your name and they ask you if the address on the record is correct, if it is you sign your name on the line & vote
700491
I don't vote for the party and I don't vote for "the person".  I vote for the issues.  If I don't know how a candidate stands, I have a phone, I can call and ask.  People who don't care enough to do a little research should lose their vote.
743105
you should have it but most precincts just ask for drivers license, they will have your name at the desk already,,, now get out on this rainy miserable day and vote
480993
No, because it doesn't matter if you do vote. Politicians do what they want not what they're elected for, and most voting systems don't allow proper representation.
446122
No, it's not mandatory. No consequencies if you don't vote.
893524
There is no excuse for not voting if you are an eligible citizen.\n\nVOTE!  Make your voice heard!  I voted first thing this morning and there were pitifully few people there.  I really hope it picks up.  Don't you want a say in your government?  Do you want to let someone else pick your leaders for you?\n\nVOTE!!!  The link below will tell you where your polling place is, what its hours are, and has links to all the information you will need, including official sample ballots for every district in the country.
1019732
Only people who are familiar with the technology or who have access would be able to have a vote, leaving those without voiceless.
604735
Are you aware of the Jim Crow laws? They made intelligence tests required. Remember, this legally keeps people from voting. I think almost everyone has an opinion. We should all be allowed to vote, even if we don't like who the people choose. I think if you don't vote everyone should know, and you should be banned from complaining. If you don't care enough about your nation to vote for the leader, what gives you the right to complain about it? This, of course, could not apply to those under eighteen or who were not of legal voting age when the last election occured. I think voter education would be much more productive. Politicians need to tell everyone exactly where they stand on topics, there need to be sheets comparing each persons stand on hot issues distributed to the masses. This can be difficult to do, but if all parties joined to make it happen, we would have smarter voters. People would, in theory, vote for politicians they side with. Then you would know whomever is in office is the favorite.
831750
The most common answer I've heard from people who don't have a form of ID is that it's just the "government's way to keep track of you."  To be quite honest, that's a pretty lame excuse to me.  You don't need to have an ID to be able to be found and kept track of.  I understand the need for an ID when voting, or for anything rather.  It protects your identity and doesn't allow others to do things in your name.  When showing an ID before voting, it ensures the people there that no one else is using your name to cast a ballot (i.e., people who want to vote more than once or people who aren't registered at all).  \n\nIDs are pretty necessary to do much of anything lately...open bank accounts, fly somewhere, even accepting new job positions in a lot of cases.  Most think of "Drivers License" when they hear ID, but you can have a state ID as well, which don't require tests or anything.  With so much identity theft going on in the world today, it's better to have an ID than to go without.
949293
There is no requirement to vote. If you don't vote for hypocrites, enjoy watching Seinfeld re-runs on TV tonight, 'cuz that's all that's out there.
299326
I vote, but I live in the U.S.  In my opinion voting is definitely important.  I also think that people that don't vote should not run their mouths about who is currently in office because had they taken the time to go vote they may have been able to sway the outcome of the election.
944204
No, there is no law against discussing your vote with others.  As far as I'm concerned a lot of people are paranoid about the privacy of their vote.  Unless you are ashamed of what or who you are voting for or against I don't feel that it makes a difference.  I am a poll worker in Toledo, OH, if it comes up I tell the voter it is up to them if they want to use a privacy screen etc.  It is every ones right to have a secret ballot.  There are regulations against having a union official or someone like that "assist" you if you have a disability though.
922323
I think you mean early voting.  They can only use exit polls to give you a feel for that.  Absentee votes are usually last after election day.
954034
Each state sets it own requirments. I live in North Dakota, all we have to do is show proper ID at the correct polling location. They check it against the previous voter list. If you have moved since the last election, they add you to the list. This is different than most states, but it works here.
1168101
right now it seems, none of us... for instance in Florida, we have new computerized voting machines with NO paper trail.  why?  when you purchase something at a store don't you want a receipt?  but for an election there is no proof that i even voted.  wake up america.
819397
Why? because they want to affect the way people vote. Are they qualified? No, but when has that ever stopped anyone. What qualifies actors to tell us how to vote? Many of them never even finished HS.
714200
Of course no one should tell you how to vote, but they should be telling you why to vote for a particular individual. I tend to be all over the place when I vote, and it's because I look at the issues and the individual and make a decission accordingly.