Brett Banter

Tuesday is Election Day in the Palmetto State. It should be a day where every citizen goes to the polls to cast their ballot for the future of the state. Almost 1.9 million South Carolinians voted in the 2008 election, which sounds like a lot considering there are roughly 2.6 million registered voters. But there are more than 6 million people living in South Carolina. Now not every one of them is eligible to vote, but most don't. It likely will be about 40 percent of those registered will show up.

Many reasons are given for the apathy, but it really is laziness. So, go out and vote. It will make all of us better.