Voting Info

GENERAL ELECTION

  •           Saturday November 19, 2011
  •           8:00 AM to 8:00 PM
  •           Sonora Community Centre

 

ADVANCE VOTING

  •        Wednesday November 9, 2011
  •        8:00 PM  TO 8:00 PM
  •        Town of Osoyoos Council Chambers

 6 REASONS WHY I THINK YOU SHOULD VOTE.

 

1.       The only way democracy works is if citizens, young and old, are active participants. A government by the people, for the people, just can’t work without the people.

 

2.        If you don’t vote you really have no right to complain about government decisions you don’t like (no matter how much they actually suck). If you don’t vote it’s like saying you don’t care how Osoyoos is run, so if you don’t care where do you get the right to complain?

 

3.       Bottom line: you should vote because you can. It’s a gift. Believe it or not people in Canada have fought and many have died to protect your right to vote. Would you give your life?

 

4.       Voting ensures that your opinion is taken into account. Elected officials formulate policies that govern health care, education, fixing your streets, taxes and many other vital issues in your life.

 

5.       Every vote makes a difference. Some people think that it makes no sense to vote since it doesn’t make a difference. Well….what if everyone did and thought that way. Our life as we know it would change drastically for the worse.

 

6.       Contempt (My personal favorite). We all have been angered by something that a politician has done or not done that affects our life in a negative way. What an awesome opportunity to get even.