anybody else deal with this?

[mrdevious]

So as the Canadians here know, there's a federal election here on January 23rd. I'm very excited since I missed the last one, so this is my first time voting (federally). anyway, I'm planning to vote NDP. problem is, my ENTIRE family votes conservative. my parents, sister, grandmother, all my 8 uncles (2 of which are CP members). and my dad is so bent on his political opinions that it's sacrelige in my house to vote NDP.
Now I find out we can vote for our party at any time before the election at the party's headquarters. So of course my dad's all "hey mike, we gotta get down the the conservative party HQ and put in our vote!". ARGH! I had a nice little plan where I'd just say I'm voting conservative and secretly vote NDP, but I know he'll want to drive me down there to vote conservative pretty soon.
and so I think of 2 questions to you all:

1. Anybody here have to deal with a family like this? be the political plack sheep, in secret or out loud?

and

2. any ideas how to squirm out of this?

mrdevious Reviewed by mrdevious on 01-12-2006. anybody else deal with this? So as the Canadians here know, there's a federal election here on January 23rd. I'm very excited since I missed the last one, so this is my first time voting (federally). anyway, I'm planning to vote NDP. problem is, my ENTIRE family votes conservative. my parents, sister, grandmother, all my 8 uncles (2 of which are CP members). and my dad is so bent on his political opinions that it's sacrelige in my house to vote NDP. Now I find out we can vote for our party at any time before the election Rating: 5

[dopesmoker]

hmm cant think of anything....voting is not a big issue in my family, we all support different parties....i just hope anyone other then the liberals are voted in

[mrdevious]

hmm cant think of anything....voting is not a big issue in my family, we all support different parties....i just hope anyone other then the liberals are voted in

hahaha, you and I both

[opiuser]

i hate it when people dont understand that evryone has a right to their own opinion.

[Midnight Baker]

Legally you are entiltled to vote for whomever you wish, however your family seems hell bent on getting your vote. Now taking a stand against this would be very bold and would have to give you kudos.

I also happen to live in BC and have some thoughts...
You can do early voting at your designated voting center prior to the actual election. Your voting card tells you when and where this happens. I recommend you do that.

Just be like i want to go and vote by myself to learn the whole process...how else will you learn? and just tell them you voted conserv..it'll make things easier in the long run.