E-voting would just exponentiate all those problems imp

*imo

In the US the turnout is something like 60ish% for presidential, 40ish% for midterms

And significantly lower for things like mayoral elections

Alot of that for local elections is that people just don't think much is at stake.

i thought it was more like 30%

fo rpresidential

*for pesidential

The country has nationalized and local politics just aren't seen as important for most people.

**presidential

fml

It's really a case of the decline of local authority than anything.

People don't know what states are for either

yeah when really its the most effective way to actually effect change in your community

And there's usually not big fireworks issues and you're easily shown to look like a fool if you don't know what's going on.

"However, those 138 million Americans only make up 58.1% of our voting-eligible population (those American citizens over 18). From United States Elections Project."

That was the 2016 US election

Yah, I'm of the stance the decline of local politics is a real tragedy. It would solve alot of problems, IMO

ahh kk i see idk where i saw the 30% bs

30% is going to be about the fraction for any given side.

well i guess its 30% for each party at that point rounding up

adn disregarding independant votes

30-30-30-10 is a surprisingly common ratio, actually.

'Disregarding independant votes'

yeah thats more what its like in canada here

I think most things in politics break along those lines. 30 pro, 30 against, 30 just want to be left alone, 10 actually decide the result.

"Voter turnout rose sharply in the 2015 federal election to 68.5%, the highest turnout since 1993."

Higher then US

(Canada)

LOL yeah trudeau got people out to vote

i tell ya the legal weed thing really got ppl out LOL

To be completely cynical though. We hear about how people vote for candidates "because s/he looks better" Would we really want to try and push more people who don't want to be bothered into voting?

It's kind of silly in a way, but yeah, it probably did.

So that's what he meant by "letting them win"

Makes ya think

imagine if trump ran on federal legal weed next election

i mean hed lose the fundy christian vote

Not inconcievable. TX Republicans put it on their platform.

but man the amount he'd gain lol

Yeah i dont have the answer to that Pratel, though i think that alot of people that should vote dont during local elections

also the libertarian vote