Diane Said:

ONTARIO - how are YOU voting?!?

We Answered:

I understand your position. We can still address environmental issues regardless who wins, and don't waste your vote for one you know won't get significant votes in your riding. There are a lot of other serious issues beyond the Green agenda, and remember, they're politicians, they may push a Green agenda before being in power, but what will happen after elected? Vote for a stable and successful government in these turbulent times.

Rose Said:

am I wrong for not voting?

We Answered:

The "no voting, no complaining" adage gets tired quickly and you should feel free to do whatever you want. You aren't wrong for not voting, but it is important and as mentioned by another poster you are not required to vote for all offices and generally when you vote for President, there are other races from statewide to city races to votes on constitutional amendments, all of which may impact you.

While living in a state with a smaller number of electoral votes may seem like you don't matter as much, in actuality, your one vote counts for more within your state because the population is smaller.

If the wait is your only objection, you should see if there are other ways to vote in your state. In my state you could order an absentee ballot and send it in by mail or vote early before Election Day (since it is like a week before, there are virtually no lines). Some employers will also give a little time off of work in order to allow people to vote, so maybe going at a different time of day would help with shorter lines.

Ultimately, there are many forms of political participation. Voting is one, talking with friends and family about politics and about issues that are important to you is another (as well as getting involved in campaigns and issues, etc.) So while you may be participating in other ways, it is important to remember that one strategy to win an election is to get people who don't support you to not show up. If they disengage people from the process, then they don't have to worry about them. So sometimes not voting is playing right into somebody's hand.