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Originally Posted by Street Pharmacist
The reason people don't do that is the risk of getting caught is big. How do you find ten people you know aren't voting?
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Actually, it wouldn't be hard to find ten people you know aren't voting, given the rate of eligible voter turnout. And realistically, they can be voting, and you'd just have to get there before they do. Most people vote after work.
But I do agree to some extent; think it's a combination of deterrence, effort required and lack of upside. Voting can take hours, and it's not worth even a minimal risk and a lot of effort to vote a couple of extra times; you're not increasing your candidate's chances of winning all that much and there's no real reward in it for you personally.