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Here's a good reason to vote: even though it probably won't affect the outcome of the election, you should vote because people will think better of you if you do. The utility of being seen to vote, regardless of who you actually vote for, often exceeds the cost.
Incidentally, in Australia (and a few other countries), voting is compulsory.
If that is the only reason you're voting, then you can save time by not voting but telling people you did.
This part:
probably means actually being at the polling place on the correct day, and as long as you're there it's a very small marginal cost. Also they give out stickers which add credence to your voting claim.
Only if your conscience exacts no penalties for lying.
Being a successful conman is pretty non-trivial. I think most strategists of lying would agree that for low-cost stuff you are better of not lying, saving the risk and energy for higher payoff targets.
For example, your saying out loud in print here that this is something you would do, you have eliminated a significant fraction of the influence you would have by lying about voting here, and probably for no greater benefit than a brief flash of misplaced enjoyment of how clever you are.