We don’t want to hear them. Non-voter complaints about the results of next Tuesday’s election, that is. There really won’t be much point to them anyway when all is said and done — so why waste your time spewing rhetoric about what could have been had you done your civic duty? Voting is so simple yet it accomplishes so much in our society. Why so few take part in it is a constant source of bafflement.

There’s an old song by Crosby, Stills and Nash that states, “… We can change the world, rearrange the world. It’s dying to get better.”

That’s what voting is all about — changing and improving things not only across your nation but across your neighborhood. Trying to make things better, whether they are the state’s policy on ergonomics regulations or better roads in North Kitsap. Voting is what you make of it.

Don’t like your current representatives in city council, ports, or fire districts? You can be a part of the movement to toss ‘em out of office. Happy with everything they’ve done for the community? You can vote to retain them. You help make the decision on new taxes, ferry service and ultimately the future of Kitsap County.

It all comes down to the power of one ballot.

Your ballot. If you don’t use this power, it doesn’t do anyone any good and worst of all — you fail to stand up and be counted. You fail to make a difference. You fail to change the world, rearrange the world. It’s dying to get better.