Quotes About Voting

On the subject of "personal beauty," for example, Lincoln merrily confided he felt fortunate that "'the women couldn't vote,' otherwise the monstrous portraits of him which had been circulated during the canvas by friends as well as by foes would surely defeat him.

After he "urged his way" to the voting table, Lincoln followed ritual by formally identifying himself in a subdued tone: "Abraham Lincoln."91 Then he "deposited the straight Republican ticket" after first cutting his own name, and those of the electors pledged to him, from the top of his preprinted ballot so he could vote for other Republicans without immodestly voting for himself.

Back then, before it became clear that democracy was best served by a drunken electorate, the bars in New York City were required to close on Election Day.

Voters—here's the real challenge: we don't need empty promises made by politicians whose only goal in life is to get elected or re-elected. We need leaders with attributes that qualify them to lead us through the difficult challenges we're facing.

And that's all you would have got under the American or British system of first-past-the-post,' said Lottie. 'It was proportional representation that inflated your gains.

The oppressed are allowed once every few years to decide which particular representatives of the oppressing class shall represent and repress them in parliament.

If God had wanted us to vote, he would have given us candidates.

The 1965 Voting Rights Act greatly extended federal power in the United States. A frankly regional measure, it took aim at Deep South states by stipulating that the Justice Department could intervene to suspend discriminatory registration tests in counties where 50 percent or fewer of the county's voting-age population had been able to register.

When one party is really unpopular, like the Conservatives in 1997, AV can really skew the result disproportionately against them.

No matter where you stand politically - even if you're unsure of what your political ideology is - it is important to take part in the process of shaping our government.

We shall never change our political leaders until we change the people who elect them.

I reassure all Nigerians and the international community of our firm commitment to free, fair and credible elections. My commitment to free elections and one man, one vote remains unwavering.

We are just interested in dealing with the people we're paying every day. We know federal law allows them to vote in a union at anytime, but we think we can resist that by talking to our own people and giving them enough upside.

Democrats do best in urban centers, Republicans in outer suburbs and rural areas.

Remember what Susan B. Anthony said? 'Failure is impossible.' Failure is possible if women don't vote.

According to the U.S. Census, the most common reason people give for not voting is that they were too busy or had conflicting work or school schedules.

I do most of my work with kids. They are the very foundation of our future. We are so incredibly disrespectful to them in America in every way because they can't vote.

The last two elections were stolen. They were stolen and so we will not rest until we reclaim our democracy and this is what today is all about.

The electoral calendar is set in stone, by law.

America feels like home as much as it does here. Although it's a strange situation as I feel almost like I'm in no-man's land some of the time, because although I'm a resident, I still can't vote so I don't really have a say in what goes on where I live.

Still, 71.48 percent of those who voted in Ukraine did so for a renewed USSR and, although this was the lowest "yes" figure in the Soviet Union among all those who voted, it was still overwhelming. However, in Ukraine, people were asked some separate questions as well.

you can tell a true war story if it embarrasses you. If you don't care for obscenity, you don't care for the truth; if you don't care for the truth, watch how you vote. Send guys to war, they come home talking dirty.

De Valera had also been active. He subjected deputies who announced their intention of voting for the Treaty to inquisitions for their threatened lèse-majesté.