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1. www.nationalgeographic.org › why-voting-importantWhy Voting Is Important - National Geographic Society

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   Oct 19, 2023 · Participating in elections is one of the key freedoms of American life. Many people in countries around the world do not have the same freedom, nor did many Americans in centuries past. No matter what you believe or whom you support, it is important to exercise your rights.

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     Expanding Voting Rights Took Hundreds Of Years. When the...

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2. www.splcenter.org › hopewatch › 2024/05/01Five reasons that you should vote in every election

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   May 1, 2024 · Here are five reasons to vote: In a democracy, you get a say in things that are important to you. Your vote holds elected officials accountable for their actions. It forces them to listen to you and the issues that most concern you. Your vote is your report card on lawmakers.

3. www.npr.org › 2024/06/08 › nx-s1-4995764After years of decline, countries across the world are voting ...

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   Jun 8, 2024 · Millions of people around the world have cast ballots in elections this year in over 30 countries in an era of democracy and decline and authoritarianism on the rise.

4. www.pewresearch.org › short-reads › 2022/11/04Voting is very important to be a good member of society, most ...

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   Nov 4, 2022 · Around seven-in-ten U.S. adults (69%) say it’s very important to vote in elections to be a good member of society – more than say the same about any of the other activities included in a Pew Research Center survey conducted earlier this year.

5. freedomhouse.org › article › what-democracy-and-whyWhat Is Democracy, and Why Does Defending It Matter?

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   4 days ago · Democracy is the only system of government that holds leaders accountable to the people and protects their rights. While not perfect, it is the form of government that best enables people to live freely and with dignity, and that creates the strongest incentives for leaders to serve the people’s interests rather than the reverse.

6. www.brookings.edu › articles › lift-every-voice-theLift Every Voice: The Urgency of Universal Civic Duty Voting

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   “Our purpose is to propose universal civic duty voting as an indispensable and transformative step toward full electoral participation.” We see voting as a civic responsibility no less...

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   Is it important to vote in elections?

   • (Robyn Beck/AFP via Getty Images) Around seven-in-ten U.S. adults (69%) say it’s very important to vote in elections to be a good member of society – more than say the same about any of the other activities included in a Pew Research Center survey conducted earlier this year.

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   Why do people vote?

   • Your vote gives power to the people who will spend your tax money. Help ensure that money is used in a responsible and efficient way by voting. Rights are not necessarily guaranteed. Voting is one of the many privileges of living in a democratic society.

   Five reasons that you should vote in every election

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   Should everyone vote?

   • To say that everyone should vote is the surest guarantee that everyone will be enabled to vote. Stressing the obligation to participate will, we believe, expand the freedom to participate. As we will detail in these pages, civic duty voting must be accompanied by other voting reforms.

   Lift Every Voice: The Urgency of Universal Civic Duty Voting

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   Is voting important to being a good member of society?

   • Around seven-in-ten Democrats and independents who lean toward the Democratic Party (73%) and a similar share of Republicans and GOP leaners (70%) say voting is very important to being a good member of society. Past Pew Research Center surveys have found a similar pattern.

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8. politicalscience.stanford.edu › publicationsElection Day: How We Vote and What It Means for Democracy

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   Election day dramatizes the nature of democracy as a collective and individual undertaking, makes equal citizenship and individual dignity concrete and transparent, and socializes citizens into their roles as equal political agents.