7.5 Million Lame Excuses for Not Voting

Saying you're "too busy" might be a good excuse for turning down a romantic advance, but for voting?

Some 7.5 million people eligible to vote in the May 2 election didn't, and most of them said it was because they weren't interested or were too busy to exercise their most fundamental democratic right. Those were the two most popular excuses for not casting ballots on election day, during advance voting polls, or, really, at any time during the campaign, as voting in this country is about as easy as it gets on this planet. A full 28 per cent of non-voters – that's something like two million Canadians – said they were disinterested, which is kind of understandable given the often meaningless ridiculousness displayed by our federal politicians. Twenty-three per cent claimed they were too busy (which, ha, no, no you weren't) to vote. Others cited illness or disability (they get a pass), being away from home (10 per cent), or said they just thought their candidates or campaign issues were awful (eight per cent, but that's as good a reason as any to spoil your ballot).