As the great day of election draws nearer and nearer, all the political parties are imploring the people to register promptly and to vote without fail. Some campaigners have even struggled above the steam of partisan battle to admit that a large turnout is desirable in itself, whether it happens to be for their particular groups or not. And although a great many potential voters seem to be less than inspired this year by the privilege of picking their government, few will deny that a perplexing choice is better than no choice at all.

Registration is just about as easy as putting a nickel in a parking meter--and just as easy to neglect. Of course, the ill effects of forgetting the nickel usually turn up quickly in the concrete form of a parking ticket. Failure to register, with subsequent loss of voting rights, doesn't have such immediate consequences, but you pay for it in the end, and heavily.

You can get the essential information about registration and voting procedures--which vary from state to state--by leafing through today's CRIMSON and the two preceding numbers. In a few states, because of the lack of absentee ballot provisions, it is inconvenient to vote, but most state polling arrangements are quite handy. Whether your vote will be for Republicanism or Vegetarianism, Socialism or Dixiecratism, casting it is probably the most wholesome exercise you're going to get this fall.