How to let people know why it is important to vote!

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Tip 1 - Why Should You Vote in an Election?

Published: 9 years, 5 month(s) ago | Submitted by Howard Tank | permalink

The upcoming midterm elections on Nov. 4 have drawn renewed attention to the importance of the youth vote as well as the challenges that youth voters face. Why is it important for young people to vote?

For further reading: http://blogs.kqed.org/education/2014/10/10/vote-election/ ^[1]

Tip 2 - Why should you vote?

Published: 9 years, 5 month(s) ago | Submitted by Speed Nut | permalink

We live in a democracy - We have the right to vote for whoever we want to in free and fair elections, many other countries do not allow its citizens this right. Voting gives the Government legitimacy...

For further reading: http://www.votingcounts.org.uk/why-should-you-vote.html ^[2]

Tip 3 - Let People Vote - CFS-FCEE

Published: 9 years, 5 month(s) ago | Submitted by Scott Fairholm | permalink

OVERVIEW Bill C-23, the ironically named “Fair Elections Act” is a bill that will dangerously change how, and if, some Canadians can participate in our democracy. This bill suppresses voters through tactics like making voter identification harder and prohibiting Elections Canada from encouraging Canadians to vote. Not only is the Fair Elections Act a …

For further reading: http://cfs-fcee.ca/take-action/let-people-vote/ ^[3]

Tip 4 - Let People Vote (Narrated by Whoopi Goldberg)

Published: 9 years, 5 month(s) ago | Submitted by Allen Reibman | permalink

The right to vote is what makes a country a true democracy, and it’s the most basic right we share as Americans. Make sure every voter in your community gets to vote in this important election year.

For further reading: https://www.aclu.org/video/let-people-vote-narrated-whoopi-goldberg ^[4]

Tip 5 - Letting the Right People Vote

Published: 9 years, 5 month(s) ago | Submitted by edtron | permalink

For some years, the Republican party has tried to convince Americans that they have put their ugly legacy on issues of race behind them, that Richard Nixon&#39;s "Southern Strategy" and Will

For further reading: http://prospect.org/article/letting-right-people-vote ^[5]