Help! Son is refusing to vote

[Onenightonlyplease]

Quick - I need persuasive arguments to get my 19yr old son to vote. He's on his way home and when I reminded him he needed to vote when he got back he's point blank refusing.
I don't want to get into an argument over text with him and he is beyond stubborn so I need help to persuade/force him to vote tonight when he gets home!!!

Wow controlling much

You can't force him. One of the key things about democracy is having freedom of choice, and that includes choosing not to vote.

His choice. Leave him alone.

His choice. Back off.

Ditto.

You really can't force him. He can choose not to vote and that is a valid choice.

While I encourage everyone to vote, I wouldn't make a battle of it. You will just put him off.

Erm, no.

What if he goes and votes for a different party to eho you vote for? Or spoils his ballot? Will that be better than him not voting?
We don't have compulsory voting here, so back off.

Tell him that you'll post some made up nonsense about him voting that ends with the words "and everyone cheered", and he'll make it into the 'Didn't happen of the year' award running. He'll be (temporarily) famous

My son voted because he wanted to. If he said to me that he didn't know who to vote for or didn't want to I'd respect that choice.

What's it to you if he votes or not? Not your vote, not your choice.

you cant force anyone to vote it is their choice whether to or not
ftr my H has I havent

He’s 19 ffs. If he wants to ignore his option to vote then it’s up to him. Though he can’t complain about any policies I suppose.

While I understand the importance of voting (I vote every time without fail), you need to understand that his decision to not vote is perfectly valid.

It's really not your decision to make. Let him be. He's an adult.

He is an adult.

You can’t force someone else to vote, I appreciate its disappointing when people don’t use their vote but there’s nothing you can do.

I am pleased that my teenage DS used his vote today, although sadly we don’t vote for the same party (I might have forgotten to ‘remind’ him ).

He chooses whether or not to vote.

You choose who gets to live in your house.

Thankfully all mine consider voting essential.

It is better to vote because you want to and you believe in your convictions rather than because your Mum tells you to.

I don't care who he votes for actually! I have never forced my political preferences on my children, they have no idea what party I vote for!
However I believe that voting is a right and a responsibility. It does my head in when people whinge about governments and policies but admit they can't be bothered to vote. He isn't voting because of his political views but because he'll lose 15 mins of gaming and to me that isn't a good enough reason!

Leave the boy alone.

Old enough to vote, old enough to decide whether to do it or not. Can't believe you're using the word 'force' in relation to an adult

Blimey

Are you this controlling over everyone who doesn't vote, or just those you're related to?

He's 19! He's allowed to reject your values- in fact it's almost compulsory!

I'm sure he'll grow up responsible eventually.

It’s pointless OP
He won’t have registered so can’t vote anyway

I have never forced my political preferences on my children

You’re doing it right now by trying to force him to vote. He’s an adult. He has a right to vote and a right not to vote. You need to mind your own business.