Quotes About Participation

I'm a very bad citizen. I've never even voted.

I'm one of those goobers who comes out of the polling place actually wearing the 'I VOTED' sticker on my jacket.

I do vote. I have voted ever since I've been eligible to vote.

We need to recognize our agreements and disagreements with whomever is chosen as president, but we can't continue to just stall out in Washington just because it's not who I voted for. We have still an obligation and duty to challenge and to work through.

All kids should vote - it gives them the opportunity to whinge afterwards because you can't complain if you haven't voted.

I have never voted in any election - I usually have more important things to do, especially since I've had kids.

I voted in elections - probably like a lot of people - but I didn't really pay that much attention to politics. But there was something that happened in 2016, and I think people were reawakened in this country.

The first time I voted I was 53-years-old. I never got involved in it before the 2015 general election. I voted Labour.

Why do the people in Massachusetts need to have a superdelegate speak on their behalf when they've already voted?

The best argument against democracy is a five-minute conversation with the average voter.

We must never stop fighting for a vision of American democracy in which we strive for and encourage the highest levels of voter turnout and participation.

Voter turnout comes down to organizing, educating, activating.

Part of the reason voter suppression works is we've created this culture that says you don't challenge the outcome of elections unless the act is so egregious as to be absolutely clear on its face.

I grew up in Minnesota, where we treasure our tradition of civic engagement - and our record of having the nation's highest voter participation.

To let the people know there was life beyond Shirley Dean, we decided to focus on voter registration; each day I set up my card table somewhere in the district, signed people up, and passed out noses.

With super PACs, we've seen voter turnout go up; interest in elections rise; and the number of competitive races increase. The campaigns of 2010 and 2012 have been more issue-oriented than their predecessors, not less.

They appear to have had a higher voter turnout in Iraq than we did in our recent federal elections, and we didn't have terrorists threatening to kill our families if we voted.

We've got 50 percent voter turnout for presidential elections. That's appalling. We can do so much better.

To me, it's a different kind of voter suppression to constantly try to make people feel like the election is over before it's even begun.

I believe there should be political consequences for politicians who commit voter suppression.

While the United States is a prime example of fair elections, there is room for improvement, starting with passing voter identification laws across the country.

It strikes me as a sound, honest statement for a prospective voter to say: 'Look, I haven't given this election a minute's thought, and it's just not fair for me to cancel out the vote of someone who actually gives a damn.' Indeed, it's not just sound and honest - it's the ethically responsible thing to do.

Sadly, voter suppression is not a thing of the past.

Every voter has a right to criticise a government and comment on its functioning.