Quotes About Participation

Early voting is a vital component of the electoral landscape in Ohio.

I don't think everyone should vote. If you have to be dragged into the polls, carried into the polls and smelling salts have to be used, you probably shouldn't be voting. However, we shouldn't be putting up barriers to voting that target certain groups.

I believe in the critical importance of participating in the political system - from voting to standing for election. It's both rewarding and necessary that men and women of good will and clear thinking engage in honest, open debate.

Voting is a civic sacrament - the highest responsibility we have as Americans.

Eventually I foresee voting on the Internet, which will lead to much more direct democracy.

Democratic elections alone do not remedy the crisis of confidence in government. Moreover, there is no viable justification for a democratic system in which public participation is limited to voting.

Voting has proliferated in the United States, and it has reached a point where there is now almost one vote available per citizen over the age of eighteen.

If we go by the National Popular Vote, we'll get more people voting.

A vote should be generative, not like business as usual, which is what voting feels like for most of us.

I believe that democracy is about values before it is about voting. These values must be nurtured within society and integrated into the electoral process itself.

Until we actually have people going out and voting, don't ever count anybody out.

Republicans need to stop complaining about blacks voting over 90% for Democrats. If they're not willing to compete in those neighborhoods, they will keep losing those voters.

Suffrage is not a right afforded to everyone. Rather, voting is a privilege in the United States - and a hard-earned privilege at that.

One person, one vote sounds so reasonable and - dare I say it - democratic. But the voting process in America is anything but fair and balanced.

Voting, for me, has always been a family affair.

Too many people fought too hard to make sure all citizens of all colors, races, ethnicities, genders, and abilities can vote to think that not voting somehow sends a message.

Voting is something that we all have a right to. It's not something that we have to do... it's absolutely an honor and a great opportunity to be heard.

I do know that I don't want to see anybody legitimately have the excuse that they are not voting because their votes don't count. That can't happen - whether I'm the one impacted by that vote or not.

Not having sub-governance would be like anyone who owns USD being able to walk into a Google shareholder meeting and voting without owning Google stock just because Google shares happen to be denominated in USD.

There are many fronts in the fight to make voting easier for all.

More dangerous than voting for change... is that people no longer vote because they have lost trust not only in governments but in democracy.

You can protect the integrity of elections without stopping anyone from voting.

Voting is the only way to make change in a democracy.

It's your human right to push back against something you disagree with. You do that by voting for that guy instead of that guy, or that lady instead of that lady.