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You can spoil a ballot, vote indy, or in some places write in. There is always an option - yeah, I think most people who don't vote generally A) can't be bothered, or B) are too ill informed to make a decision. Even if you are travelling, there are advance polls or votes at foreign consulates for those abroad. I understand when shut ins and the truly ill don't vote. But you know, 95% of my company's workforce shows up on any given day (vacations aside) and they get 3 hours off to go vote if needed. All those people are obviously healthy enough to go vote and smart enough to hold down a job.
There is NEVER going to be a candidate who precisely matches your own views unless you are that candidate. But, you can look carefully at what is on offer and make a decision and a statement about what is important to you. Personally, I've voted in this country - at the provincial and federal levels - for the Conservatives, the Liberals, the Green Party and once, when dissatisfied with all the usual options, the Lemon Party (a "joke" party in Quebec).
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