Show 7 Vote The average American would react with righteous indignation tion if someone told him he didn't have the right to vote THE FACT is however that many who have the privilege are letting it go to waste Estimates are that unless something shakes them out of their apathy and indifference indifference indifference ence over 40 million will neglect to cast ballots in November THEY SEEM to have forgotten forgotten forgotten for for- gotten the importance of their rights as citizens Yet a truly democratic society can remain that way only to the extent that it expresses the wishes of the great majority of its members As recently as 1960 a presidential presidential presidential election was settled by a margin of just over ballots out of better than 60 million cast What the result result re re- sult suIt would have been if the millions who failed to register or didn't vote had acted is something no one can say for sure THE FINAL choice in many US U.S. elections is made by little more than 60 percent of the electorate The same will willbe willbe willbe be true this year unless something's something's something's some some- things thing's done to correct it |