Voter Apathy

I admit it. I have not been registered to vote in NJ since I moved back in 2004. I know. I'm a bad person. I should vote in every election, not just the Presidential Elections, and I will. In 2004, I voted absentee in PA, and I only voted on the Presidential ticket, nothing else.

Today, October 14th is the last day to register to vote in NJ. Those of you who know me have already figured out where this is going. Yes, I waited until today to hand in my voter registration. I went to records office at City Hall in my town today around 2pm. I know what you're thinking- It was a mad house- like a post office on April 15th or a mall on Black Friday. That's what I was expecting at least.

Nothing could have been further from the truth. There was no one there. No lines. No anarchy. I just handed my form to the nice lady behind the counter, she verified my address with my drivers license and I was done. Considering where I live, and the number of people who have to be new to the area because of all the new units, I was expecting a lot more. Perhaps the rest of the population isn't like me and doesn't wait until the last minute, but somehow I doubt that. I think that I was witnessing apathy in motion.