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Thursday, September 23, 2010

Do not register if you don't plan to vote!

It came to my mind that each time the election comes there will be people claiming that if you don't vote, some body else will cast your vote for certain parties that they favour.

So, is it wise for political parties to campaign for new voters registration just hoping (or assuming) that they will vote for your party in the next general election? What if they register at your booth but did not turn up on the election day? What if there is really hidden hand that help them to vote for certain parties in their absence on the polling day?

Is it wise or is it not? There are pro and cons.

Yes, it looks good when you manage to get more new voters registering through your political party registration channel when compared to other political parties registration channel. But, it won't be good for you if they did not go out to vote you on the polling day.

Renung-renungkan...

1 comment:

nzard said...

the leader is chosen by your vote so don't blame others if your favourite leader wasn't chosen. and yes, this kind of mindset ("even if i vote for A but a lot more will vote for B so it would be better if i didn't vote at all") will contribute to more people not registering/ voting in the election. it's like expecting good things to happen to you but you never do anything good in the first place so how can you expect 'the good things' just fall into your lap? just do your part (voting) sincerely as a good citizen.