10. It’s inconvenient, and I have to work. (The polls are open until 7 PM, and it was more than “inconvenient” for women to demonstrate and work until they won the vote and for black people and other minorities who were often prevented from voting until this century. You can live with a little inconvenience.)
9. I don’t know where to go to vote. (Find out.)
8. I’m not registered to vote. (I can’t say much about this one–except shame on you. Get registered for the next election.)
7. I won’t be in my hometown on Election Day. (Vote early or get an absentee ballot. It’s easier than it’s ever been to do either here in Texas, and from what I hear other states are making it easy, too.)
6. All politicians are crooked; I refuse to vote for any of them. (Choose the least crooked one in each race. I know it’s hard; if it were easy, we wouldn’t have to vote. We’d just choose the perfect person by acclamation.)
5. I can’t decide who to vote for. I don’t like either party. (Make a decision. Again, choose the best of the worst, the lesser of two evils if necessary.)
4. I don’t understand the issues. (Read, ask people you trust, and then vote anyway. Make a decision based on what you do understand. For conservative Christians, try this link for voter guides for legislative and judicial races.)
3. I’m not old enough. (Legitimate excuse, so get out and help in the campaign of someone you believe in. Or make sure the adults you know and love go out and vote.)
2. My vote won’t make any difference. (If you believe this, you haven’t been paying attention. Everybody says this election is close, really close, maybe not in the electoral college, but definitely in terms of who gets the most popular votes. And your vote is important whether you live in a swing state or not. You still have to vote for candidates for offices other than president, and in this litigious age your candidate for president needs a landslide victory just to ward off the lawsuits.)
1. I don’t care who wins or loses; God is in control. (Of course, God is in control. He often works through people. Voting is one way to stand for righteousness whether your candidate wins or loses.)

From Focus on the Family:

We urge all Christians that they have a moral obligation to learn about the candidates’ positions, to be informed, and to vote. We urge all Christians to pray that truthful speech and right conduct on both sides would prevail in this election. We also encourage Christians to consider doing even more for the good of our nation, such as giving time or money, or talking to friends and neighbors, or even serving in office themselves. Such influence for good on the direction of our country is one important way of fulfilling Jesus’ command, “You shall love your neighbor as yourself” (Matt. 22:19).