Really, Have We Become that Complacent?

摘要

I did it, did you? I exercised my right to vote in the last Emergency Nurses Association (ENA) election process to elect our Board of Directors. I was one of the 5.3% of our association's membership who took an active part in choosing those candidates for our board whom I felt could stand up to the fiduciary responsibilities of governing our association's multimillion dollar budget. Why is the 5.3% significant? Sadly, in 2011, only a little more than 2,100 members of the more than 40,000 who were eligible to cast a ballot voted in the election. I have wondered why our voter turnout has decreased each year.