Don't Stop at the Top

The sad fact of every election is drop off. Drop off is when people only vote in the presidential race and turn in their ballots. Many people each election either don't know who the other candidates are or don't feel they are educated enough on the candidates to make a decision.

This is bad. Its wrong.

So some folks at the ACLU Foundation in California have started a non-partisan campaign to connect with young voters and ask them to pledge that they will "Go All the Way" on November 4th.

There are so many jokes to be made about "going all the way" in the voting booth.. . but I digress.

Just this week they launched a Facebook Application that I am a big fan of as well as a website and SMS campaign where people can text their pledge both from your phone or text your friends to their phones from the website.

The best part is the chance to win a free Nintendo Wii if you recruit tons of people to the application.

Onward Oregon in conjunction with the Oregon Bus Project is also encouraging folks to Fill Out Your Whole Ballot by asking for a pledge

"As excited as we all are by the Presidential and Senate races, here in Oregon we have some very important local races, the outcomes of which are likely to have a profound impact on the direction our state takes. Each of your votes is important, and participation becomes critical the further “down” the ballot you look."

At their site Whole Ballot anyone from any state can sign up to pledge to vote the whole ballot online. There is a scroll along the left side that shows folks who have pledged to vote on their whole ballot.

Pledge today! Friends don't let friends drop off.... Besides, for some of us, its the only chance we have at going all the way...