Comments on: How to Get Your Friends to Vote

on 10/30/2008 This sounds like a good way to encourage voting. :) Always be fair and honest and let THEM decide and do not judge them on their decisions. Be a good friend.

on 11/20/2007 Step three - this may vary in different locales. Check to make sure of the deadline as far in advance as you can to make sure your vote is able to be cast and counted.

on 8/8/2006 With so many people voting, it might seem as though your friends don't think their vote counts. Change their minds!

on 12/9/2005 The best way to encourage people to vote is provide unbiased, brief information about what they will be voting on. The main excuse given for not voting (other than lack of time) seems to be lack of information. The League of Women Voters provides unbiased, brief write-ups of what will be on the ballot. They list pros and cons of propositions and let the reader to make their own decision.

on 12/9/2005 Let them know that they can register to vote at a number of websites. All they have to do is fill in the form, print it out, sign it, and mail it in.

on 12/9/2005 I know that lots of people just don't care enough to turn on the news to learn about the parties and the people representing them, so just give them a few of the main points for each of them.

on 12/9/2005 Convince them to enlist in the military and spend an extended period of time in a combat zone, foreign nation, or third world country (or any combination thereof). Trust me, they will never miss a ballot again.

on 11/22/2005 Offer to pick them up and drive them to the polls! And get them to sign up for permanent absentee balloting, if it's available where you live -- then it's as easy as putting it in the mail.