Purpose of asking about voting status in secondary application

[Salem Dany]

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Does anyone know the purpose of asking "whether I am registered to vote or not" and will putting "No" hurt my chance or should I leave it blank?

 

[gyngyn]

Does anyone know the purpose of asking "whether I am registered to vote or not" and will putting "No" hurt my chance or should I leave it blank?

I recommend registering to vote, if you are eligible.
Both "no" and "blank" are inconsistent with being an active member of the democracy.

 

[cj_cregg]

I would imagine the preferred answer to that question is yes, and it's a school that values activism and political involvement of some sort. Leaving it blank implies a no IMO - just like when people answer "don't know" to the family income question I am never shocked when I scroll down and see both parents are listed as having high income careers lol.

But if you're that worried about it - if you're not eligible to vote, I imagine that would be obvious from your demographic information and would not count against you. If you are, it's not that hard to just register for the sake of the question even if you don't plan to vote frankly (but you should!).

 

[Med Ed]

Just ask all the people who voted for Ralph Nader in 2000.