[jolinar of malkshor]

We need to do something about this problem. This election just goes to show that people do not take there voting rights seriously. I don't care that the PC's won. I am a PC member and wanted them to have a majority. I just wanted a message sent saying they need to review some of there policies and the way the run things. That obviously didn't happen. I think mainly because people were to friggen lazy to get off there a** and cast a vote.

How do we solve this?

Here are some of my suggestions.

1.) Voting needs to implement todays technology. Allowing people to vote online I think would greatly increase voter turnout because people are so darn busy now adays.

2.) Instead of one day of voting, make it a week thing including the weekend so families can go out together and vote. If we had fixed elections everyone would know exactly when voting week was. The schools could incorporate this into there educational program by having student volunteer at the polling stations as part of there schooling. This would get them involved and provide a base for them in the future.

3.) Maybe we need to provide financial insentives for people. If you vote you can get a $100 tax deduction for that year.

4.) Instead of only having the candidates name have one check off area for people who think there is no option so that can be reported properly in the media and statistically.

5.) A serious look at electoral reform so that 53% of the votes don't govern 80% of the seats.

These are just some suggestions and I understand that even though getting people out to vote doesn't create an informed voter, it atleast gets people thinking.