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Article: Don't tell me your dog ate your voter registration card.
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- Knight Ridder/Tribune
- Article date:
- October 31, 2006
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Byline: Lori Borgman
I can hardly wait until Election Day. Once Tuesday passes, the mailbox will be four pounds lighter each day and invective from the radio commercials will be muted. Television stations can go back to all the feminine hygiene commercials.
So some of you don't share my enthusiasm? If you don't want to vote, you're not the only one thinking about riding it out. The Census Bureau did an analysis of reasons people don't vote, and yours is probably in here somewhere.
"Too busy, conflicting schedule" was the top reason. Sure, you might have to leave the house earlier, cut away on your lunch hour, or stand in line after work, and ...