Is voting easy or difficult?

[radcen]

Is voting easy or difficult?

In its current form.

Exceptions to the rule for some who don't have birth records and such noted, I think voting in the US is incredibly easy. So easy that, the only reason you can't do it is because it really isn't that important to you to go out and do it.

 

[ttwtt78640]

Voting is easy; it is getting someone worth voting for on the ballot that seems to be hard.

 

[WCH]

The only thing even semi-difficult is finding the time.

 

[Summerwind]

Is voting easy or difficult?

In its current form.

Exceptions to the rule for some who don't have birth records and such noted, I think voting in the US is incredibly easy. So easy that, the only reason you can't do it is because it really isn't that important to you to go out and do it.

The action of voting is easy. However, depending on where you live, how many booths per 100 voters, and voting hours available, it can become quite a hardship to get the to polls while they are open. Though some will absentee vote, you don't have the privacy with those that you do at the polls and many people prefer the privacy aspect. So it depends on whether you're discussing everything required to get to the polls and then vote, wherein perhaps the lines are over 4 or 5 hours long if you can even get there on your days/hours off of work....obviously effecting the impoverished mostly.

Then as you point out, now many states are instituting the voter ID which will also be a costly hardship for elderly, commuters, and others who don't typically drive or travel abroad and won't have the proper form of ID. Again affecting the impoverished more than anyone else.

 

[TheLastIndependent]

Voting is easy; it is getting someone worth voting for on the ballot that seems to be hard.

I agree. America is too caught up in its two party stupidity to vote for someone who is actually going to do something for the betterment of these United States of America (without committing several other atrocities). This is the reason I don't vote. I can either vote for someone I think is a moron or I can view for someone that will receive under five percent of a vote

 

[Summerwind]

I agree. America is too caught up in its two party stupidity to vote for someone who is actually going to do something for the betterment of these United States of America (without committing several other atrocities). This is the reason I don't vote. I can either vote for someone I think is a moron or I can view for someone that will receive under five percent of a vote

It's not just the two party, it's also the expense. A normal person who won't be as beholden to tptb can't afford to run for offices much past schoolboard. If they make it to that, and ease on up, by the time they're in a position of making a difference, they're corrupted.

 

[ttwtt78640]

I agree. America is too caught up in its two party stupidity to vote for someone who is actually going to do something for the betterment of these United States of America (without committing several other atrocities). This is the reason I don't vote. I can either vote for someone I think is a moron or I can view for someone that will receive under five percent of a vote

One must learn to best use the system provided. In NC you have closed primaries, meaning that you may vote only for the candidates running under "your" party's banner. An aternative, to not voting, is to register under the party that you desire to lose (in the general election) and vote for the worst possible candidate during "your" primary.

 

[americanwoman]

Is voting easy or difficult?

In its current form.

Exceptions to the rule for some who don't have birth records and such noted, I think voting in the US is incredibly easy. So easy that, the only reason you can't do it is because it really isn't that important to you to go out and do it.

Currently easy. We had a commissioner a couple years ago who tried to jack around with polling place around here and for a time it was hard because I kept getting notices it was moving and wasn't sure where I needed to go. The city soon caught up to what he was doing and everything was fixed back to normal and once again I can walk up the street to my neighborhood church and vote with no issues.

 

[radcen]

The action of voting is easy. However, depending on where you live, how many booths per 100 voters, and voting hours available, it can become quite a hardship to get the to polls while they are open. Though some will absentee vote, you don't have the privacy with those that you do at the polls and many people prefer the privacy aspect. So it depends on whether you're discussing everything required to get to the polls and then vote, wherein perhaps the lines are over 4 or 5 hours long if you can even get there on your days/hours off of work....obviously effecting the impoverished mostly.

Then as you point out, now many states are instituting the voter ID which will also be a costly hardship for elderly, commuters, and others who don't typically drive or travel abroad and won't have the proper form of ID. Again affecting the impoverished more than anyone else.

I think that aspect is overplayed, and I'm not real sympathetic to it, but I am willing for the state to issue non-driving license ID for free to mitigate that. I also advocate phasing any voter ID laws in over a 5 year period for the same reason. At that point, if it is free, and you get 5 years, if you still don't have it done, then it just wasn't that important to you to begin with.

 

[Rainman05]

As a non-american the only difficulty I have when voting is to find the energy to get off my fat ass and go vote. Polling stations are opened from 8 to 10pm all the time at every public building though I only ever went voting in schools. I go in, show my ID card which I always have on me because that is how I interact with any institution, and go in the booth and vote.

In my old town where I grew up, I had to go 7-8min to get to school, now, fortunately, it's just accross the street. I'm done in 5-7min.

 

[Beaudreaux]

Voting is easy. There are multiple days to go vote (early voting), and it just takes a little planning to get there. It isn't hard.

 

[tres borrachos]

Very easy.

 

[TheLastIndependent]

One must learn to best use the system provided. In NC you have closed primaries, meaning that you may vote only for the candidates running under "your" party's banner. An aternative, to not voting, is to register under the party that you desire to lose (in the general election) and vote for the worst possible candidate during "your" primary.

The problem here in NC is that both our candidates suck without fail haha

 

[TheLastIndependent]

It's not just the two party, it's also the expense. A normal person who won't be as beholden to tptb can't afford to run for offices much past schoolboard. If they make it to that, and ease on up, by the time they're in a position of making a difference, they're corrupted.

That's more or less what I meant. The people I would be inclined to vote for are extremely unlikely to win because they spend pennies on the dollar to the amazing (sarcasm) men and women we eventually elect

 

[molten_dragon]

Is voting easy or difficult?

In its current form.

Exceptions to the rule for some who don't have birth records and such noted, I think voting in the US is incredibly easy. So easy that, the only reason you can't do it is because it really isn't that important to you to go out and do it.

Usually it's fairly easy.

Occasionally it's somewhat difficult, simply due to the huge number of people voting, which makes it hard to find a time to go vote.

 

[Cephus]

The only thing even semi-difficult is finding the time.

In California, you can opt to be on permanent absentee status and have all the time in the world to vote, just mail it in before the election or drop it off at the polling place on election day.

 

[vasuderatorrent]

Is voting easy or difficult?

In its current form.

Exceptions to the rule for some who don't have birth records and such noted, I think voting in the US is incredibly easy. So easy that, the only reason you can't do it is because it really isn't that important to you to go out and do it.

Considering that most people want to vote for either Romney or Obama the voting process is very difficult.

I consider myself an informed voter but their offices that show up on the ballot that I have absolutely no clue about. I know college educated people that admit to playing 'any mini minee mo'. Some states are worse than others. I know enough to realize that I am not required to vote in those races that I have nothing about but I don't know if everybody knows that.

I think the presidential election should be a complete event all to itself. Too many people that don't care about the other races are voting in those races based upon God only knows.

Voting is easy but if your intentions is to vote for the presidential candidate of your choice then voting is extremely hard to do.

 

[CRUE CAB]

I put other, as in impossible if you are of a type person that gets offended if you are asked for ID.

 

[vasuderatorrent]

It won't be difficult to guess which state.

Here is an example of a ballot that was several pages long:

Florida 2012 ballot measures - Ballotpedia

People are showing up to vote for president. WTF?

Why were the lines so freaking long? Hmmmm Could it be to discourage a particular demographic from showing up? or was it because these ballots measures couldn't wait until April 3, May 9, June 16 or any other freaking day on the calendar?

Why put this BS on the ballot during a presidential election? hmmmmmmmmm

 

[vasuderatorrent]

That's more or less what I meant. The people I would be inclined to vote for are extremely unlikely to win because they spend pennies on the dollar to the amazing (sarcasm) men and women we eventually elect

Who are these people that you voted for?

 

[disneydude]

Is voting easy or difficult?

In its current form.

Exceptions to the rule for some who don't have birth records and such noted, I think voting in the US is incredibly easy. So easy that, the only reason you can't do it is because it really isn't that important to you to go out and do it.

Depends. For most people it is fairly easy. For other people who live in rural areas or those who's polling place might be a long distance from their house, transportation can be an issue. All in all...I like our system and believe that it provides for voting at ease in almost all situations.

 

[vasuderatorrent]

Depends. For most people it is fairly easy. For other people who live in rural areas or those who's polling place might be a long distance from their house, transportation can be an issue. All in all...I like our system and believe that it provides for voting at ease in almost all situations.

I think that if we separated the Presidential elections from all other elections more people would show up for the Presidential elections and less people would show up for the off year elections.

Many people that have never voted are intimidated by the unknown level of inconvenience and confusion. I think a lot of people don't participate because they perceive the voting process to be difficult and/or inconvenient.

Those uninformed voters who do tough it out and show up anyways are influencing our Senatorial, Congressional and local races in a very negative way. Those off elections would probably yield less than half of the current voter turn out but I am sure we would be better represented by leaving out those that vote, 'any mini minee mo'.

A ballot with 2, 3, 4, 5 or 6 presidential candidates isn't intimidating at all. There would be no reason to even have to argue about how easy the ballot was if it actually was easy. This would drastically cut back on the long lines (in Florida) which serves to discourage more people from showing up. How long does it take to choose the one candidate that you have been salivating over for several months?

 

[Helix]

Is voting easy or difficult?

Depends on your state government and whether you live in an urban or rural district.

I support handling election rules federally. Florida alone has proved time and again that this is necessary.

 

[Gipper]

Votin' ain't easy, but it's necessary - Big Daddy Kane

 

[AliHajiSheik]

The action of voting is easy. However, depending on where you live, how many booths per 100 voters, and voting hours available, it can become quite a hardship to get the to polls while they are open. Though some will absentee vote, you don't have the privacy with those that you do at the polls and many people prefer the privacy aspect. So it depends on whether you're discussing everything required to get to the polls and then vote, wherein perhaps the lines are over 4 or 5 hours long if you can even get there on your days/hours off of work....obviously effecting the impoverished mostly.

Then as you point out, now many states are instituting the voter ID which will also be a costly hardship for elderly, commuters, and others who don't typically drive or travel abroad and won't have the proper form of ID. Again affecting the impoverished more than anyone else.

In some states, it is no more difficult to get an ID than it is to vote--and both are free.