Is "Voting" OK Now ?
 

This is what previous articles have to say about "Voting".....

WT 11/15/1977 page 686  Why Persecution of Christians?
The Witnesses are neutral as to warfare and strife between the nations, as well as being clean
from all political involvement, not even voting, because they fulfill Jesus’ description of them as
being “no part of the world.” (John 17:14) For the same reason they do not salute the flag or
emblem of any nation. For a Christian witness of Jehovah to give devotion, worship or service to,
or to bow to or salute any image or idol is a grave sin in the eyes of God.—1 John 5:21; Acts
15:29; compare Exodus 20:4, 5; Deuteronomy 5:8, 9.
 

WT 10/15/1973 page 627  Why People of All Kinds Are Becoming Jehovah's Witnesses
“You gave me the right answer to the first question,” said the man, “but you probably won’t answer
the next one right. I am looking for a religion which has absolutely nothing to do with politics. Do
you have anything to do with politics?” Informed that Jehovah’s witnesses keep separate from all
politics, not even voting, the man was indeed surprised. Eventually a Bible study was started with
him and his wife. Now both of them are baptized witnesses of Jehovah.
 

WT 5/15/1964 page 308  Maintaining Unity in Difficult Times
 Even in certain democracies the law makes it compulsory for the citizens to go to the election
places. In no country do Jehovah’s witnesses take part in politics. They are not of this world. (John
17:14) Therefore they do not take part in voting at elections. They do not compromise their neutral
standing in matters of politics, however, if they go to the polls and make the ballot void in some
manner, either by crossing it out or by putting down, for example, the words “For God’s Kingdom.”
That is telling what he is for. By doing this their ballot will become void; it will not count in the
election of a man. They have complied with the law and gone to the polls and likely avoided
punishment.
 
 
 

This is what the "Pay Attention to Yourselves and to All the Flock 1981" book  says about an individual who would "Vote" and what actions are done with such a one.

(Watchtower 5/15/1950 that was quoted in the new November 1, 1999)

WT 11/15/1950 pages 445-446  Subjection to the Higher Powers
Likewise where Caesar makes it compulsory for citizens to vote. After they have registered and
when election day comes, they can go to the polls and enter the voting booths. It is here that they
are called upon to mark the ballot or write in what they stand for. The voters do what they will with
their ballots. So here in the presence of God is where his witnesses must act in harmony with his
commandments and in accordance with their faith.
23 It is not our responsibility to instruct them what to do with the ballot. They must act in accord with
their conscience as enlightened by the study of God’s Word. In lands where voting is not
compulsory, the ministers of Jehovah’s Word remember that his people are theocratically
organized. According to the divine law under which they are organized the popular vote of the
majority does not put servants in office, but all appointments in the theocratic organization are
from God and through those whom he puts in authority in his organization. Even in his visible
organization the individual members of the congregation do not vote democratically and put
qualified men into positions of overseers and ministerial servants by majority vote. No, but the
appointments to all official positions of service are made by the spirit of God and through the
governing body according to the Scriptural requirements. Even the governing body which make
the appointments are under instructions from the “superior authorities”, God and his Christ. To
them it is written: “Never lay your hands hastily upon any man; neither be a sharer in the sins of
others; preserve yourself pure.” (1 Tim. 3:1-13 and Þ1Ti Ü5:22, NW) So the ministers of
Jehovah’s Word do not possess the vote within his organization. As for the governing body, it
does not lay its hands hastily upon a consecrated person, lest it should become responsible for
his sins in office due to a hasty appointment of an undependable, unqualified person.
24 Since they do not exercise the popular vote to put even consecrated servants into office even
within the theocratic organization, they consider it improper to exercise the democratic vote by
which unconsecrated persons are put into worldly political offices. They do not choose to share in
the responsibility for the sins of such worldlings in governmental offices. They want to preserve
themselves pure from this world. They abide by God’s appointments through his theocratic
organization, and they accept his appointment of Jesus Christ to the kingship of the righteous new
world.