200 Million Voters Turn Out.

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And we call ourselves a democracy [excuse me – Representative Republic]?

India election: Voting starts on biggest polling day

Indians are voting in the biggest day of the general election pitting the ruling Congress party against the main opposition BJP.

Nearly 200 million voters are eligible to cast their ballots in 121 seats in 12 states, including Karnataka, Rajasthan, Uttar Pradesh and Bihar.

And these are only regional elections! Would Americans turn out in such numbers for local elections?

And, before any other comments, Voter ID cards are required and issued by the Indian government. See http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Voter_ID_(India)

Read the article @ BBC News - India election: Voting held on biggest polling day

An aside – just read an article about the new Canadian voting act. One thing the article said is that Canadians don't need voter ID but DO need to produce something with their address on it. Read @ 9 things to know about voting under the new elections act - Politics - CBC News

 

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And we call ourselves a democracy [excuse me – Representative Republic]?

India election: Voting starts on biggest polling day

Indians are voting in the biggest day of the general election pitting the ruling Congress party against the main opposition BJP.

Nearly 200 million voters are eligible to cast their ballots in 121 seats in 12 states, including Karnataka, Rajasthan, Uttar Pradesh and Bihar.

And these are only regional elections! Would Americans turn out in such numbers for local elections?

And, before any other comments, Voter ID cards are required and issued by the Indian government. See http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Voter_ID_(India)

Read the article @ BBC News - India election: Voting held on biggest polling day

An aside – just read an article about the new Canadian voting act. One thing the article said is that Canadians don't need voter ID but DO need to produce something with their address on it. Read @ 9 things to know about voting under the new elections act - Politics - CBC News

That's not saying much considering their population is 1.2 billion........List of countries by population - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia