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If you don't vote you have no right to complain what is given to you.
Voting is a great way to make your voice heard.
But are you ready to vote?
I enjoy voting, get a chance to play with the machines, pick the ones I like.
I like to vote and give them my name
and finding my name
is on the record. They give
me my vote, I go to the machine, and do the voting.
Who can sign up to vote?
First of all you have to be a US citizen to be eligible to vote.
You have to be
eighteen years of age and you have to
register in time for the election.
Are you ready to vote?
Have you signed up?
It's easy to get a registration form. Go to the library, go to
your post office
You can download forms on the internet.
And you can always have one mailed to you.
It's a very simple form, asks basic Information.
Your name, phone number, age and political party affiliation. You can choose to be a Democrat
or Republican. You can be an Independent you can be a Green party
You sign it and you have to submit it
at least fifteen days prior to Election Day in order to be eligible to vote in that election.
There are two ways to vote.
At home by mail or at your polling place. Which way works for you?
I go to the polls because I can carry my kids
so they can see how this system works.
And when they get up,
big enough to vote, then they will
already know what the process is all about.
I like it because that way I participate more in the Election Day
and feel more like a good citizen.
I do it through the mail
which is easiest for me than traveling. It works out good for me.
The vote by mail way is the way I've decided I'm
going to vote from now on.
I like voting at home because I have the opportunity to not dress up, to put on any clothes,
I can have be in my housecoat, I can be in my house slippers.
You can even get your mail-in and take it to the polls.
Wherever you choose to vote,
how do you decide who and what to vote for? Each election voters receive a packet in the mail
which includes their sample ballot,
along with their polling place location card. Before you get to the polls
do your research, I mean and, fill out who you're going to vote for and
what issue you’re going to vote for - if you don't understand it - take the time.
I like to think about what's going to happen on that ballot and how I am going to vote. When
I read the paper every day
on different candidates,
on different people
who's running,
it motivates me more to vote.
I like to know about things beyond just what comes along in
negative advertising. I don’t want to be persuaded by what I see on negative campaigns on TV
on radio.
Available for free in public libraries and many other locations,
the Easy Voter Guide is another great resource
It gives you a summary it gives you a basic understanding of
what the issues are.
I read it and I read
all the candidates.
Also about the propositions,
it talks about
the pros and cons of that
proposition in
very simple plain language.
It’s easy to read. It's not hard.
It's like a step by step.
Some people are hesitant to vote Because they think that
you have to vote on everything that's in the ballot,
and that is not true.
You can vote for issues that most matter to you and disregard the rest.
Even if you cast one vote for one person
that makes a change.
Are you ready to vote?
Have you signed up?
Once you're registered then you are in charge of deciding where to vote,
when to vote,
and how much of the ballot you want to vote on.
The main thing is that you get out and vote.
You feel you
did something great,
something positive.
The Easy Voter Guide helps you get ready to vote for the things you care about.