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Are you tired of holding your nose and voting for the least repulsive candidate? Well so are we!   This upcoming election, we're planning on eating our ballots to protest the futility of electoral politics.

This election will be annoyingly typical. The differences between the political parties are relatively superficial. They will set an agenda that reinforces the current power structure, while the broader issues of how we live will  never be addressed.

It doesn't matter who you vote for, the government always gets in -- the government being big business, and those who can afford to fund political parties or hire lobbyists. The elected party is just the changeable mask on the face of corporate power.

Voting in this election is not only useless, it actually undermines democracy by giving legitimacy to prevailing power structures which are inherently undemocratic. Don't be guilt-tripped into voting for the least offensive party. Vote your desires and destroy your ballot.

Voting is really an insignificant act compared to the greater goal of creating authentic democracy. We need to participate in forging real communities through everyday acts of resistance and community building. A vote every couple of years is not democracy, it's repressive. Get over it.

It is true that voting should not be taken lightly or for granted, but the struggle for democracy should not end once we are given the vote. We need more than the illusion of democracy. We need to continue our resistance and defiance so that we all have power.

For maximum impact, we will be destroying our ballots at the advance polls. So, if you're interested, swallow your pride, get enumerated and go out and eat your ballot. If you're worried about getting indigestion, you can also try ripping or burning your ballot. Use your imagination.

To find out more, check out some Frequently Asked Questions (and some lame answers).