Minnesota Voter Turnout Falls To 50 Percent

[Eric J in MN]

"Minnesota’s pride in its voter turnout took a beating this midterm election, with only about half of eligible voters taking the trouble to show up."

http://minnesota.cbslocal.com/2014/11/05/minnesota-voter-turnout-falls-to-50-percent/

What should have been done for more turnout?

[upaloopa]

1. I always see voting as a personal discipline type

of thing. You either make up your own mind to vote or to not vote. It is either something you see as worth doing or it isn't.
I think it is a duty of a citizen of a democracy to take part in the system.
I have been voting for 50 years and I can't remember a time when I wanted something to happen and it was on the ballot. So I never said either I see this issue or this candidate or I don't vote.
Rather I see a Dem government better for me than a Repub one. I vote as much against someone as I do for someone.
I will never have the perfect candidate or perfect issue to vote for but I still vote.

[glinda]

2. Sometimes I think it should be mandatory to vote.