Quotes about Voting

Nobody will ever deprive the American people of the right to vote except the American people themselves and the only way they could do this is by not voting. Votes: 7

The difference between a democracy and a dictatorship is that in a democracy you vote first and take orders later; in a dictatorship you don't have to waste your time voting. Votes: 7

Voting is a right best exercised by people who have taken time to learn about the issues. Votes: 6

When you want to help people, you tell them the truth. When you want to help yourself, you tell them what they want to hear. Votes: 6

As people do better, they start voting like Republicans - unless they have too much education and vote Democratic, which proves there can be too much of a good thing. Votes: 6

The future of this republic is in the hands of the American voter. Votes: 5

The ignorance of one voter in a democracy impairs the security of all. Votes: 5

The short memories of the American voters is what keeps our politicians in office. Votes: 5

Politics, it seems to me, for years, or all too long, has been concerned with right or left instead of right or wrong. Votes: 5

Voting is the most precious right of every citizen, and we have a moral obligation to ensure the integrity of our voting process. Votes: 5

Those who stay away from the election think that one vote will do no good. 'Tis but one step more to think one vote will do no harm. Votes: 5

If Voting Changed Anything They'd Abolish It Votes: 4

Bad politicians are sent to Washington by good people who don't vote. Votes: 4

The best argument against democracy is a five-minute conversation with the average voter. Votes: 4

Voting is the expression of our commitment to ourselves, one another, this country and this world. Votes: 4

To compel a man to furnish funds for the propagation of ideas he disbelieves and abhors is sinful and tyrannical. Votes: 4

Democracy is two wolves and a lamb voting on what to have for lunch. Liberty is a well-armed lamb contesting the vote. Votes: 4

Half of the American people have never read a newspaper. Half never voted for President. One hopes it is the same half. Votes: 4

Should things go wrong at any time, the people will set them to rights by the peaceable exercise of their elective rights. Votes: 4

I had incorrectly, for all of my adult life until 2008, believed the biggest voting myth that exists - that ex-felons cannot vote. Votes: 4

In selecting men for office, let principle be your guide. Regard not the particular sect or denomination of the candidate-look to his character. Votes: 4

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. Votes: 4

The vote is the most powerful instrument ever devised by man for breaking down injustice and destroying the terrible walls which imprison men because they are different from other men. Votes: 4

In reality, there is no such thing as not voting: you either vote by voting, or you vote by staying home and tacitly doubling the value of some Diehard's vote. Votes: 4

If American women would increase their voting turnout by ten percent, I think we would see an end to all of the budget cuts in programs benefiting women and children. Votes: 4

Voting is completely important. People in America think democracy is a given. I think of it as an ecosystem, and what gets in the way of it is politicians and apathy. Votes: 4

Now more than ever the people are responsible for the character of their Congress. If that body be ignorant, reckless, and corrupt, it is because the people tolerate ignorance, recklessness, and corruption. Votes: 4

Let each citizen remember at the moment he is offering his vote...that he is executing one of the most solemn trusts in human society for which he is accountable to God and his country. Votes: 4

Voting is a Constitutional right. Absent any evidence of fraud, all Americans have a protected right to vote, be they rich or poor, black, Hispanic or white, people who live in a big city or in remote rural areas. Votes: 4

Having personally watched the Voting Rights Act being signed into law that August day, I can't begin to imagine how we could have all been so wrong in believing that more Americans would vote once they were all truly free to do so. Votes: 4

Voting is a civic sacrament. Votes: 3

Voting is an individual, personal thing. Votes: 3

Voting is the first duty of democracy. Votes: 3

Voting for [Donald] Trump Is Voting Against Ourselves. Votes: 3

Voting is the foundation stone for political action. Votes: 3

Voting for the right is doing nothing for it. Votes: 3

I support the Civil Rights Act and the Voting Rights Act. Votes: 3

Voting is fundamental in our democracy. It has yielded enormous returns. Votes: 3

Voting isn't the most we can do. But it is the least. Votes: 3

Voting is as much an emotional act as it is an intellectual one. Votes: 3

Voting for the lesser of two evils is voting for your own enslavement. Votes: 3

Voting is a civic sacrament - the highest responsibility we have as Americans. Votes: 3

Voting is like alchemy - taking an abstract value and breathing life into it. Votes: 3

No one questions the validity, the urgency, the essentiality of the Voting Rights Act. Votes: 3

Voting is not the most you can do; it's really the least you can do. Votes: 3

Voting is the foundational act that breathes life into the principle of the consent of the governed. Votes: 3

Voting Tory will cause your wife to have bigger breasts and increase your chances of owning a BMW M3. Votes: 3

Voting is one of the few things where boycotting in protest clearly makes the problem worse rather than better. Votes: 3

From 1965 to 1967, my dad, Jack Gilligan, served in Congress and helped pass landmark laws like the Voting Rights Act. Votes: 3

Voting is simply a way of determining which side is the stronger without putting it to the test of fighting. Votes: 3

Voting is the next-to-last refuge of the politically impotent. The last refuge, of course, is giving your opinion to a pollster. Votes: 3

Voting is the least arduous of a citizen's duties. He has the prior and harder duty of making up his mind. Votes: 3

Voting is easy and marginally useful, but it is a poor substitute for democracy, which requires direct action by concerned citizens. Votes: 3

Voting is a right that has been given to every American; however, as Christ followers, our votes should reflect our God. Votes: 3

We preach the virtues of democracy abroad. We must practice its duties here at home. Voting is the first duty of democracy. Votes: 3

Voting is actually an exercise in futility and only used to convey false credibility to a controlled political system totally divorced from the people Votes: 3

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. Votes: 3

(...) The new nine muses, Commerce, Operatic Music, Amor, Publicity, Manufacture, Liberty of Specch, Plural Voting, Gastronomy, Private Hygiene, Seaside Concert Entertainments, Painless Obstetrics and Astronomy for the People. Votes: 3

Anyone who wants to vote probably shouldn't be allowed to vote. Voting is the first step towards zombification - trying to get something without actually working for it. Votes: 3

The Voting Rights Act of 1965 was indeed a vital instrument of democracy, ensuring the integrity and reliability of a democratic process that we as a Country hold so dear. Votes: 3

The Voting Rights Act of 1965 was indeed a vital instrument of democracy, ensuring the integrity and reliability of a democratic process that we as a Country hold so dear. Votes: 3

Voting for impersonal parties and their programmes is a false substitute for the only true way to elect people's representatives: voting by an actual person for an actual candidate. Votes: 3

Her [Jurdge Sandra Day O'Connor] judgment has also been critical in protecting our environmental rights. She joined in 5-4 majorities affirming reproductive freedom and religious freedom and the Voting Rights Act. Votes: 3

Voting the names of the dead, and the nonexistent, and the too-mentally-impaired to function, cancels out the votes of citizens who are exercising their rights - that's suppression by any light. Votes: 3

The Civil Rights Act of 1964 laid the foundation for the Voting Rights Act of 1965, but it also addressed nearly every other aspect of daily life in a would-be free democratic society. Votes: 3

Parts of the Voting Rights Act are due to expire next year if Congress doesn't extend them, including the section that guarantees that voting rights will be protected by the federal government. Votes: 3

Racial discrimination in elections in Texas is no mere historical artifact. To the contrary, Texas has been found in violation of the Voting Rights Act in every redistricting cycle from and after 1970. Votes: 3

Right, sure. Because there's no girls in politics! I have no interest. Voting? What? I forgot my apron. I think I ought to be in the kitchen right now, actually. My rolling pin- Votes: 3

Americans of our own time - minority and majority Americans alike - need the continued guidance that the Voting Rights Act provides. We have come a long way, but more needs to be done. Votes: 3

Voting is not only our right, it is our power. When we vote, we take back our power to choose, to speak up, and to stand with those who support us and each other. Votes: 3

Voting against the resolution authorizing the use of military force in Iraq was one of my proudest moments as a senator. It is long past time to close this tragic chapter in American history. Votes: 3

This is nothing new. We saw this with the Social Security Act, the Civil Rights Act and the Voting Right Act - constitutional challenges were brought to all three of these monumental pieces of legislation. Votes: 3

You may be pretty or plain, heavy or thin, gay or straight, poor or rich. But remember this: In an election, every voice is equally powerful -- don't underestimate your vote. Voting is the great equalizer. Votes: 3

Voting is merely a labor-saving device for ascertaining on which side force lies and bowing to the inevitable... It is neither more nor less than a paper representative of the bayonet, the bully, and the bullet. Votes: 3

Voting wouldn't excite me unless it included electing the directors of the big banks and corporations, who make the real decisions that affect our lives. It's hard to get excited about the trained seals in Washington. Votes: 3

Voting for New Labour is like helping an old lady across the road while screaming 'Get a move on!' Even the Tories, who you could once rely on to be completely heartless are pretending to care. Votes: 3

Voting is no substitute for the eternal vigilance that every friend of freedom must demonstrate towards government. If our freedom is to survive, Americans must become far better informed of the dangers from Washington -- regardless of who wins the Presidency. Votes: 3

It has been hard to get my head around how Justice Antonin Scalia rationalizes his decisions. His body blow to the Voting Rights Act was a head scratcher, but at least he was calm when he attempted to justify his odd logic. Votes: 3

It's time for Congress to act, restore the Voting Rights Act, and take action to prevent voter disenfranchisem ent. As your next Congresswoman, I will stand up to the extremists in the Republican Party to ensure civil rights are protected for everyone. Votes: 3

Of course, no one wants to ban the vote. Voting should remain available for sporting and recreational purposes. But certain types of votes clearly should be curtailed - 'assault votes,' for example, in which the only purpose of the vote is to harm others. Votes: 3

Voting is a meaningless exercise. I'm not going to waste my time with it. These parties, these politicians are given to us as a way of making us feel we have freedom of choice. But we don't. Everything is done to you in this country. Votes: 3

Of course voting is useful. But then again, I don't put a big glow to it. Voting is about as essential as washing yourself. It's something you're supposed to do. Now, you can't go around bragging, expecting to get props because you voted. That's stupid. Votes: 3

Voting for Romney after the train wreck of that was the eight years of W. Bush is like losing your pay check playing a rigged game of three-card monte and then playing the same game again a week later 'cause the cards are a different color. Votes: 3

Thinking isn't agreeing or disagreeing. That's voting. Votes: 2

It's not the voting that's democracy; it's the counting. Votes: 2

Democracy must be something more than two wolves and a sheep voting on what to have for dinner. Votes: 2

Nobody would say, 'I'm voting for this guy because he's got the stronger chin,' but that, in fact, is partly what happens. Votes: 2

As a citizen, you need to know how to be a part of it, how to express yourself - and not just by voting. Votes: 2

Majority rule only works if you're also considering individual rights. Because you can't have five wolves and one sheep voting on what to have for supper. Votes: 2

I am sure that every one of my colleagues - Democrat, Republican, and Independent - agrees with that statement. That in the voting booth, every one is equal. Votes: 2

Young people need to vote. They need to get out there. Every vote counts. Educate yourself too. Don't just vote. Know what you're voting for, and stand by that. Votes: 2

Perhaps the fact that we have seen millions voting themselves into complete dependence on a tyrant has made our generation understand that to choose one's government is not necessarily to secure freedom. Votes: 2

We must continue to have voting rights in the state, not to politicize this, but they must have a voice in the rebuilding effort in the community from which they have been displaced. Votes: 2

Every citizen of this country should be guaranteed that their vote matters, that their vote is counted, and that in the voting booth, their vote has a much weight as that of any CEO, any member of Congress, or any President. Votes: 2

As a long-time registered Democrat who started voting in the year of Watergate, I resent being taken for a ride to the place where anything goes and nothing matters. And especially where nothing matters less than clear thinking and straight talk. Votes: 2

All the big revolutions, whether it's the Industrial Revolution, the Arab Spring, those changes happened by economic and social shifts brought about by the people's voices, and those things weren't voted for. Most of our changes today are brought about through technology, not by voting. Votes: 2

Organizational structures that allow divisions and departments to own their turf and people with long tenure to take root creates the same hardened group distinctions as Congressional redistricting to produce homogeneous voting blocs - all of which makes it easier to resist compromise, let alone collaboration. Votes: 2

It's amazing to me how many people think that voting to have the government give poor people money is compassion. Helping poor and suffering people yourself is compassion. Voting for our government to use guns to give money to help poor and suffering people is immoral, self-righteous, bullying laziness. Votes: 2

Men and women in my lifetime have died fighting for the right to vote: people like James Chaney, Andrew Goodman and Michael Schwerner, who were murdered while registering black voters in Mississippi in 1964, and Viola Liuzzo, who was murdered by the Ku Klux Klan in 1965 during the Selma march for voting rights. Votes: 2

Our DNA is as a consumer company - for that individual customer who's voting thumbs up or thumbs down. That's who we think about. And we think that our job is to take responsibility for the complete user experience. And if it's not up to par, it's our fault, plain and simply. Votes: 2

I found that a whole series of people opposed me simply on the grounds that I was a woman. The clerics took to the mosque saying that Pakistan had thrown itself outside the Muslim world and the Muslim umar by voting for a woman, that a woman had usurped a man's place in the Islamic society. Votes: 2

Elections matter and voting counts. Votes: 0

I'm not voting for Hillary Clinton. Votes: 0

I'm definitely voting for First Gentleman. Votes: 0

I've never disclosed for whom I'm voting. Votes: 0

If voting changed anything, they'd make it illegal. Votes: 0

I don't feel comfortable voting for Hillary Clinton. Votes: 0

There is nothing patriotic about voting for Brexit. Votes: 0

I don't feel comfortable voting for Donald Trump. Votes: 0

If voting changed anything, it would be illegal. Votes: 0

I don't vote. I don't do no voting. Votes: 0

If voting made any difference, it would be illegal, Votes: 0

Thinking is not to agree or disagree. That's voting. Votes: 0

If voting could change anything, it would be illegal. Votes: 0

It's not the voting that's democracy, it's the counting. Votes: 0

Vote wisely, even if that means not voting at all. Votes: 0

If voting could actually change anything, it would be illegal. Votes: 0

I can make them voting machines sing Home Sweet Home. Votes: 0

Democracy is four wolves and a sheep voting on dinner. Votes: 0

I think that ranked-choice voting makes a lot of sense. Votes: 0

Oh no, the dead have risen and they're voting Republican. Votes: 0

As Negro voting increased, Congress got an improved sense of hearing. Votes: 0

A functional media is as important to democratic freedom as voting. Votes: 0

I'll have those n**gers voting Democratic for the next 200 years. Votes: 0

I don't think journalists should talk about whom they're voting for. Votes: 0

The people who are voting for Trump are not voting rationally. Votes: 0

If voting made any difference they wouldn't let us do it. Votes: 0

Well, I've been a Republican for all of my voting life. Votes: 0

To take away (voting) is to reduce a man to slavery. Votes: 0

As the fans' voting reflected, people want to hear your best-known songs. Votes: 0

Quit voting me down before you even think about what I'm saying. Votes: 0

I have a very, very hard time voting for Mrs. [Hillary] Clinton. Votes: 0

We know we only have about half of our population that's voting. Votes: 0

Anybody who trusts an electronic voting machine should have their head examined. Votes: 0

A wasted vote is voting for someone that you don't believe in Votes: 0

I have students whose fathers are voting for Sarah Palin. It's wild. Votes: 0

Simply, I believe the United States should lower the voting age to 17. Votes: 0

Raising the standard of the work, not complaining about somebody not voting. Votes: 0

Change arises from conviction. Stop voting in fear. Start voting for hope. Votes: 0

Texas is not really a red state - it's just a non-voting state. Votes: 0

I have considered voting Conservative because I am so against the Labour party. Votes: 0

I won a dancing contest to get into wrestling. That involved fans voting. Votes: 0

People that have died 10 years ago are still voting, illegal immigrants are voting. Votes: 0

Frankly, I've never felt voting to be all that essential to the process. Votes: 0

It's a complicated set of opinions that women bring to the voting booth. Votes: 0

If we go by the National Popular Vote, we'll get more people voting. Votes: 0

Any woman who votes for no-fault divorce is like a turkey voting for Thanksgiving. Votes: 0

When you enter the voting booth, don't leave your Christianity in the parking lot. Votes: 0

In the next election, I'm voting for your mom to be the next God. Votes: 0

Smoking cigarettes seems to alarm peace activists much more than voting for Reagan does. Votes: 0

Democracy is four wolves and a lamb voting on what to have for lunch. Votes: 0

A worker voting for Mitt Romney is like a chicken voting for Colonel Sanders, Votes: 0

We reject: kings, presidents and voting. We believe in: rough consensus and running code. Votes: 0

From casting to counting, our votes must be better protected in all voting systems. Votes: 0

Poor people have been voting for Democrats for the last 50 years and they're still poor. Votes: 0

Spaniards have always shown great maturity and great common sense when it comes to voting. Votes: 0

People are voting for Conservatives in greater numbers, but it's not translating into Conservative seats. Votes: 0

Eventually I foresee voting on the Internet, which will lead to much more direct democracy. Votes: 0

The first thing that has to happen is the protection of voting rights and registration. Votes: 0

Those flowers were picked by illegal immigrants. And they're not voting for you, b*tch. Votes: 0

We live in a country where voting rights get gutted but Sharknado gets a sequel. Votes: 0

People who vote against this today are voting against me and I will not forget. Votes: 0

People who vote against this today are voting against me and I will not forget. Votes: 0

There are more Negroes in jail with me than there are on the voting rolls. Votes: 0

You can't have five wolves and one sheep voting on what to have for dinner. Votes: 0

If you don't have voter ID, you can just keep voting and voting and voting. Votes: 0

American youth attributes much more importance to arriving at driver's license age than at voting age. Votes: 0

There's really no point to voting. If it made any difference, it would probably be illegal. Votes: 0

American youth attributes much more importance to arriving at driver's license age than at voting age." Votes: 0

The right of voting for representatives , is the primary right by which other rights are protected. Votes: 0

If the colored people made a mistake in voting for me, they ought to correct it. Votes: 0

If you vote for Al Smith, you're voting against Christ and you will all be damned. Votes: 0

Women will do anything Oprah Winfrey says, and that is why we can't have women voting. Votes: 0

Touch screen voting is a fine thing so long as they have a voter-verified paper trail. Votes: 0

Democracy is not just voting for your leaders; it's really premised upon ordinary citizens understanding the issues. Votes: 0

Democrats in Louisville were led by Courier-Journal editor Henry Watterson and were implacably opposed to blacks voting. Votes: 0

Our youth [with their overwhelming support of Obama] are voting for a permanent tax on their life Votes: 0

Trumpeting the importance of voting deludes people into thinking that they have a leash on the government. Votes: 0

Historically, the responsibility for voting on the debt limit has gone to the party in the majority. Votes: 0

Concealing one's true medical condition from the voting public is a time-honored tradition of the American presidency. Votes: 0

By voting for a candidate, we're not endorsing a particular lifestyle. We're simply voting on the issues. Votes: 0

By voting, we add our voice to the chorus that forms opinions and the basis for actions. Votes: 0

I'm such a sap for democracy and politics that I get weepy when I see anybody voting. Votes: 0

Don't forget to vote for Bill Clinton and Al Gore. Stay home if you're voting for Dole. Votes: 0

I think voting for the lesser of two evils in game theory always leads to more evil. Votes: 0

If it were possible to take interest rates into negative territory I would be voting for that. Votes: 0

The only problem with voting is no matter who you vote for the government always gets in. Votes: 0

ELECTOR, n. One who enjoys the sacred privilege of voting for the man of another man's choice. Votes: 0

By voting, we add our voice to the chorus that forms opinions and the basis for actions Votes: 0

I believe that voting is the first act of building a community as well as building a country. Votes: 0

Any time you have, you know, upwards of 90 percent of a demographic voting against somebody, that's a statement. Votes: 0

Democracy is not freedom. Democracy is two wolves and a lamb voting on what to eat for lunch. Votes: 0

I am not afraid of anything. I am voting for Hillary Clinton because I am excited and enthusiastic. Votes: 0

I truly believe that before I retire from public office, I'll be voting for a woman for president. Votes: 0

Communism is a form of government under which every citizen at election time enjoys the privilege of voting Yes. Votes: 0

In America, one of our challenges, historically, is that we have very low voting rates, even during presidential elections. Votes: 0

The more that voting is glorified as a panacea, the more lackadaisical people become about preserving their constitutional rights. Votes: 0

As long as Florida remains a swing state, Cuban exiles in Florida will remain a very powerful voting bloc. Votes: 0

I think America causes cancer, longevity is less important than fun, and young people should be discouraged from voting. Votes: 0

We need to get better at voting and be a voice for the people who do not have one. Votes: 0

Along with voting, jury duty, and paying taxes, goofing off is one of the central obligations of American citizenship. Votes: 0

What gets lost is that the Republican Party has always been the party of civil rights and voting rights. Votes: 0

Last month, the Iraqi people went to the polls, voting in their first free election in more than 50 years. Votes: 0

Calling out people for not voting, what experts term 'public shaming,' can prod someone to cast a ballot. Votes: 0

Young Evangelicals, especially, are breaking ranks with older Evangelicals (over 40) and are more and more leaning towards voting Democratic. Votes: 0

I love voting day. I love the sight of my fellow citizens lining up to make their voices heard. Votes: 0

A Black man voting for the Republicans makes about as much sense as a chicken voting for Col. Sanders, Votes: 0

What ass first let loose the doctrine that the suffrage is a high boon and voting a noble privilege? Votes: 0

The voting booth is the only place that a pauper equals a billionaire, and any woman equals any man. Votes: 0

I have voted for a Republican for president ever since I was voting and since I was 18 years old. Votes: 0

I have voted for a Republican for president ever since I was voting and since I was 18 years old. Votes: 0

North Carolina precinct chairman and GOP executive committee member Don Yelton thinks his state's new voting restrictions are just fine. Votes: 0

Boycotting the referendum is a possible option ... because we believe that participating in the voting might be a useless act. Votes: 0

Republican primary voters, whether they're close primaries or open, are voting for anybody but candidates attached to the Republican establishment. Votes: 0

Democracy is about voting and it's about a majority vote. And it's time that we started exercising the Democratic process. Votes: 0

In the short run, the market is a voting machine, but in the long run it is a weighing machine. Votes: 0

Republican primary voters, whether they're close primaries or open, are voting for anybody but candidates attached to the Republican establishment. Votes: 0

Anyone who opposes methods to control the birth rate, is automatically voting in favour having the death rate go up. Votes: 0

The minute you take away somebody the public's voting for, you're screwing with the program. There's no logic to it. Votes: 0

If you let the world roll on the way it's rolling, you're voting for death. I'm not voting for death. Votes: 0

What mostly prevents black people from voting is that drug laws send them to prison, and then they can't vote. Votes: 0

I don't think with today's technology we can have a voting system that is fully electronic that can be trusted. Votes: 0

We will all be better citizens when voting records of our Congressmen are followed as carefully as scores of pro-football games. Votes: 0

People in the voting booth are not purely rational creatures any more than they're purely rational creatures outside the voting booth. Votes: 0

There's a terrible danger in voting for the lesser of two evils because the parties can set it up that way. Votes: 0

In a well-functioning democracy, citizens have the option of voting their political masters out of office. Not so in most companies. Votes: 0

The people of America are tired of voting based on what candidates have told them they're gonna do, and nothing ever changes. Votes: 0

I had incorrectly, for all of my adult life until 2008, believed the biggest voting myth that exists - that ex-felons cannot vote. Votes: 0

I think people that are, you know, voting in the blind are doing a disservice to America by not being better informed. Votes: 0

Political scientists have long argued that party identification is the best possible predictor of voting behavior and is remarkably sticky over time. Votes: 0

Let the black man vote when he is fit to vote; prohibit the white man voting when he is unfit to vote. Votes: 0

Something is clearly wrong with Kansas and the rest of Middle America when it comes to letting economic self-interest guide their voting. Votes: 0

[People] are ready to go out and vote. There's a difference between being ready and energized and actually going out and voting. Votes: 0

Widespread use of online voting will create the potential for abuse that will make the problems inherent in e-voting pale in comparison. Votes: 0

The people voting for the Oscars are so old. I haven't seen one Academy Award voter with a tampon in her purse. Votes: 0

It's very hard to understand when you're not out there but voting somebody off on Survivor almost feels like you're killing them. Votes: 0

In most places in the country, voting is looked upon as a right and a duty, but in Chicago it's a sport. Votes: 0

Marches work, rallies work, civil disobedience works, direct action works, voting works, writing letters works, speaking to churches and schools works, rioting works. Votes: 0

Many of the touted advantages of electronic voting can still be achieved with paper ballots if you use a computerized ballot marking scheme. Votes: 0

Poor whites didn't have rights. They made all kind of restrictions on voting. So person meant relatively well - off, free white man. Votes: 0

I think it's important that campaigns be aired all the way through, that people aren't voting three weeks before, before debates are held. Votes: 0

I give 110% in love. If that seems absurd, just know that I used presidential voting machines to calculate that number. It's totally legit. Votes: 0

When public access to voting is impaired or when public confidence in voting is diluted, democracy suffers and our freedom is less secure. Votes: 0

Just because a group does not take its decisions by voting does not mean they have no understanding of the essence of democracy. Votes: 0

The Russians could not have had any impact whatsoever on voting in America, either how they were cast or how they were counted. Votes: 0

I know how important voting and elections are. But everybody know that life is going to be life regardless of who is president. Votes: 0

If voting wasn't important, why would they be spending so much time and so much energy trying to stop you from doing it? Votes: 0

Low oil prices played a part in a major move by Congress voting to end the 40-year-old ban on exporting American crude oil. Votes: 0

Don't believe the hype that black North Carolinians are not voting. We've heard this time and time again. It's just not the truth. Votes: 0

If you think you can slander a woman into loving you, or a man into voting for you, try it till you are satisfied. Votes: 0

The voting records of virtually every member of Congress reveal that the oath of office is more a ceremonial gesture than a sacred commitment. Votes: 0

It's the concept of having a computer voting machine that bothers me, more so than the specific poor implementation that we have from Diebold. Votes: 0

I'm surprised John Lewis didn't invoke the suppression of voting rights in this election [2016]. I still think it's one of the most underreported stories. Votes: 0

Your story is for - voting for every disastrous trade agreement, and voting for corporate America. Did I vote against the Wall Street bailout? Votes: 0

It is preposterous to believe that the Russians had any effect on the outcome of voting in America. It's absurd. There is no evidence. Votes: 0

Look at the declining television coverage. Look at the declining voting rate. Economics and economic news is what moves the country now, not politics. Votes: 0

You can bring your children under age 18 into the voting booth with you. Many families do so as a way to teach civic responsibility. Votes: 0

All voting is a sort of gaming, like checkers or backgammon, with a slight moral tinge to it, a playing with right and wrong. Votes: 0

We desire to give the Soviet people absolute liberty of voting for those they desire to elect, those whom they trust to ensure their interests. Votes: 0

All you need to know is this. You can never go wrong by voting for a bill that fails, or against a bill that passes. Votes: 0

The Republican-controlled House voted to repeal the healthcare bill. If that goes well, they'll see what they can do about this whole 'women voting' thing. Votes: 0

Yet we have a voting system that forbids us from actually bringing our values into our vote, which is, in my view, quite a disaster. Votes: 0

Senator Marco 'amnesty' Rubio, who has worst voting record in Senate, just hit me on national security - but I said don't go into Iraq. Votes: 0

The next time they give you all that civic bullshit about voting, keep in mind that Hitler was elected in a full, free democratic election Votes: 0

I'm a registered Independent. But my brother says it's obvious that I'm a Republican sympathizer. Once I get in the voting booth, it doesn't matter. Votes: 0

We are not voting for health care if we do not resolve this language on public funding for abortion - no public funding for abortion. Votes: 0

I think we should keep voting, I think we should keep supporting things that we believe in. I don't think we ought to just quit. Votes: 0

Did you know that we are the only people in the United States who have to have their voting rights okayed every couple of years? Votes: 0

The idea of an election is much more interesting to me than the election itself...The act of voting is in itself the defining moment. Votes: 0

Truth be told, except for foreign policy, Ron Paul's voting record and mine are virtually identical and I wear it as a badge of honor. Votes: 0

Ever since the civil rights movement, the black church has always encouraged people to utilize their voting right, which is a right that was fought for. Votes: 0

Every voting choice you exercise ought to be for the candidate, platform, party, or policy that will best represent the values of the kingdom of God. Votes: 0

We need election reform because our elections are being stolen. And these huge powerful voting machine vending companies have privatized the election process in our country. Votes: 0

When I have to choose between voting for the people or the special interests, I always stick with the special interests. They remember. The people forget. Votes: 0

Mr. Cain would structurally change the voting demographic. There would be more black economic conservatives, and the Democrats would lose their stranglehold on the black vote. Votes: 0

The Conservative Party have got to ask themselves, 'How do we persuade people who at the moment are voting Labour and Liberal Democrat to vote Conservative Votes: 0

Politics imagined as direct agency, whether by voting or by participating in politics, you can think you're not political because you don't do anything between elections. Votes: 0

Organizations worried about the potential for e-voting problems have long-advocated for audit procedures by which votes cast by e-voting machines could be verified through audit trails. Votes: 0

Being adequately informed is a democratic duty, just as the vote is a democratic right. A misinformed electorate, voting without knowledge, is not a true democracy. Votes: 0

Evangelical Christians, who once were a ridiculed irrelevant sectarian movement, have, over just three decades, become a powerful voting bloc that can no longer be ignored. Votes: 0

Every vote should carry a serial number, so that responsibility for harmful or careless use of the vote can be traced. Concealed voting should be outlawed. Votes: 0

They are voting whether to keep a governor two years or four. I think a good, honest governor should get four years, and the others life. Votes: 0

People are voting for the kind of country they want to live in, and there are different views about what kind of country we should have. Votes: 0

I feel like people around me are betters voting on the wrong horse in the race. I am that horse, always failing to make others win. Votes: 0

Strong views exist on both sides but I believe MPs voting for gay people being able to marry too, is a step forward for our country. Votes: 0

I would like to thank my colleagues for voting a Social Democrat prime minister and to assure them I will vote a liberal president, as well. Votes: 0

I think what happened during the Great Depression was that African Americans understood that Republicans championed citizenship and voting rights but they became impatient for economic emancipation. Votes: 0

We do not believe in government through the voting booth. The Spanish national will was never freely expressed through the ballot box. Spain has no foolish dreams. Votes: 0

I was the Secretary of State of New Jersey in November 2000. I paid careful attention to the challenges that stemmed from inadequate voting systems in various places. Votes: 0

I was cynical about Iraq. But when I saw the Iraqi people voting . . . it was the start of a new Arab world.. The Berlin Wall has fallen. Votes: 0

Pot smokers may be the largest untapped voting bloc in the country. ... A hundred million Americans have smoked marijuana. You think they want to be considered criminals? Votes: 0

Politics is not just about voting one day every four years. Politics is the air we breathe, the food we eat, and the road we walk on. Votes: 0

I spent many years working for voting rights, but we still see sophisticated efforts, led by white officials, to disenfranchise black voters in local and national elections. Votes: 0

I always preach that you have to be active as a citizen no matter what, and some people just voting as an excuse not to do anything. Votes: 0

I was guided by Allah (God) to give a yardstick to the voting public, particularly Black people as to what will set that candidate apart from others. Votes: 0

I took an oath to support and defend the Constitution of the United States, and I'm concerned that voting for this [anti-terrorism] legislation fundamentally violates that oath. Votes: 0

Gay people who want to marry have no desire to redefine marriage in any way. When women got the right to vote, it did not redefine voting. Votes: 0

Its easy to view politicians as corrupt and voting essentially an act of picking the lesser of two evils. I understand that perspective and feel it's valid. Votes: 0

Sometimes, people forget my record of fiscal conservatism on major issues in the state legislature. The greatest example is my voting against the pension borrowing scheme in 1997. Votes: 0

Across the nation, the election protection movement attracts ordinary citizens who educate their neighbors about their voting systems and the private companies that built and run them. Votes: 0

I think almost everything important that's ever happened was unimaginable shortly before it happened. Good things and bad things: ending slavery, ending child labor, women voting, etc. Votes: 0

The voting booth joint is a great leveler; the whole neighborhood - rich, poor, old, young, decrepit and spunky - they all turn out in one day. Votes: 0

I think you have to ask yourself does voting work on the level that you are trying to effectuate change; that is the conversation you must have. Votes: 0

Young people voted [on Brexit] to remain by a considerable margin, but were outvoted. They were voting for their future, yet it has been taken from them. Votes: 0

I wish there were somebody I could be comfortable voting for. I might have to vote for Hillary Clinton, even though I have big reservations about her. Votes: 0

The biggest danger for a politician is to shake hands with a man who is physically stronger, has been drinking, and is voting for the other guy. Votes: 0

As long as the people persist in voting for or against men on account of their religious views, just so long will hypocrisy hold place and power. Votes: 0

Women ought to be fully guarded by law in all rights of property, labor, profession, etc.; but, roughly stated, the voting population ought to represent the fighting population. Votes: 0

I will continue my consistent record of voting for lower taxes, less spending and fewer regulations to make our government more effective and efficient while upholding our Constitution. Votes: 0

There's an enormous difference between voting for a candidate because you hate another ethnic group and voting for a candidate because he's a member of your ethnic group. Votes: 0

In the melting pot that is America, inclusive trumps exclusive. Whether it's single women, young adults, or minorities, alienating the rapidly growing voting blocs is not smart politics. Votes: 0

It is important that the Iraqi people have confidence in the election results and that the voting process, including the process for vote counting, is free and fair. Votes: 0

People tend to favor the underdog, like in the movies we favor the underdog, but when it comes to voting, we vote for the bully. It's so strange. Votes: 0

Models: I'm not voting for you for any stupid magazine list! If you were really that Hot you wouldn't have to beg the world to stuff the ballot. Votes: 0

On my travels around the world, I've met people in countries where democracy doesn't exist and if it does, they are intimidated into voting in a certain way. Votes: 0

Blacks have no rights - in fact they were three - fifths human according to the constitution to give slave owners more voting rights. So that's African Americans. Votes: 0

You should vote for Neoprene Byzantine in the Hot Hundred, they're really sweet guys and that Moscow song is just wow! Hurry guys voting closes really soon mwah! Votes: 0

The recession is everywhere. We need to be heard. Wouldn't it be great if there could be more referendums so we could have regular voting on specific points? Votes: 0

The failure in Ohio to have adequate voting capacity for the people who were registered and eligible to vote was an absolute denial of their right to vote. Votes: 0

When the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame decided to open up the voting beyond their inner circle, to the actual fans, that's when I think everything changed. Votes: 0

The world would be a better place if people stopped voting for folksy candidates they could have a beer with and started voting for people smarter than they are. Votes: 0

Only those who would be called upon to risk their lives for their country should have the privilege of voting to determine whether the nation should go to war. Votes: 0

Today, unfortunately, the right to vote seems to have become a partisan issue. Democrats seek to guarantee and expand voting rights. Republicans try to undermine and suppress voting rights. Votes: 0

I'll have those niggers voting Democratic for the next 200 years. [Touting his underlying intentions for the "Great Society" programs, LBJ confided with two like-minded governors on Air Force One] Votes: 0

In terms of political contributions, the free speech rights of corporations I dont think deserve the same protections as the free speech rights of real living, breathing, voting humans. Votes: 0

A lot of people voting for Pat Buchanan say they are doing so to send a message. Apparently that message is, 'Hey, look at me, I'm an idiot.' Votes: 0

What sort of politics you people do? Such is the way of all parliaments: one can sense even beforehand the trend of voting, in which direction it will turn. Votes: 0

In terms of political contributions, the free speech rights of corporations I don't think deserve the same protections as the free speech rights of real living, breathing, voting humans. Votes: 0

When I go to vote for anything, I always pencil in the proposition to return California and Texas to Mexico. I'm the one person that's voting for that one. Votes: 0

Consensus politics means that you cannot afford to give the many-headed beast, the public, anything to vote against, for voting against is what gargantuan pseudodemocracy has to come down to. Votes: 0

I'm totally down with insurrection in the street. I've had a great time with that over the years. Insurrection in the voting booth is the other part of the equation. Votes: 0

But we believed if we kept on working, if we kept on marching, if we kept on voting, if we kept on believing, we would make America beautiful for everybody. Votes: 0

The problem with the immigration debate, it's probably is the most poisoned and political debate of any issue, because you have this huge voting bloc that everybody says is yours Votes: 0

Researchers who examined the voting records of wine judges found that 90 percent of the time they give inconsistent ratings to a particular wine when they judge it on multiple occasions. Votes: 0

The act of voting is one opportunity for us to remember that our whole way of life is predicated on the capacity of ordinary people to judge carefully and well. Votes: 0

It was the biggest suppression of voting rights in our country's history since Jim Crow. And the thread of race runs from the beginning to the end of my book. Votes: 0

Democracy is not just voting every 5 years and watching 'Big Brother' in between and wondering why nothing happens. Democracy is what we do and say where we live and work Votes: 0

The Democratic Party is very afraid of having competition that is actually unmuzzled and that can tell the truth, which is why they keep this fear voting system in place. Votes: 0

What is the use of voting? We know that the machines of both parties are subsidized by the same persons, and therefore it is useless to turn in either direction. Votes: 0

I'm the kind of person that believes there's a part of your voting that has to be purely on principle, and there's a part that has to be on strategy. Votes: 0

Normally when people say they haven't decided, they're being polite but they're definitely not voting for you. I think it's different this time. People are thinking hard about the issues. Votes: 0

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. Votes: 0

For years, American officials visiting China marvelled at how Chinese leaders could push through infrastructure projects and sweeping legislative changes without the complications of opposition and the niceties of voting. Votes: 0

But down in Florida in the early voting, there were computer glitches, confusing ballots, long lines and chaos. And when President Bush heard about this, he said, 'Mission accomplished!' Votes: 0

No matter what name we give it or how we judge it, a candidate's character is central to political reporting because it is central to a citizen's decision in voting. Votes: 0

There's a long history of saying certain people shouldn't be voting. And, unfortunately, the people who are often left out of these conversations are people who are black and brown. Votes: 0

In the past the great majority of minority voters, in Ohio and other places that means African American voters, cast a large percentage of their votes during the early voting process. Votes: 0

In 2012, Hispanics were 10 percent of the electorate, underperforming their share of the voting-age population. Mitt Romney got 21 percent of their vote, and [Donald] Trump has been polling much lower than that. Votes: 0

Thus inwardly armed with confidence in God and the unshakable stupidity of the voting citizenry, the politicians can begin the fight for the 'remaking' of the Reich as they call it. Votes: 0

President Bush remained undeterred by the massive display of American opposition, even though much of it came from the hundreds of thousands of voters who supported him by voting for Nader. Votes: 0

Yes, there are lots of individual exceptions. But no one has ever done a study about voting intention without ascertaining that the biggest determining factor is your income and your wealth. Votes: 0

It's absolutely absurd to even consider voting on Sunday alcohol sales. I am opposed to alcohol period. It doesn't do anybody any good in the long run. It's a dangerous drug. Votes: 0

They want everybody to vote. I don't want everybody to vote. . . . As a matter of fact, our leverage in the elections quite candidly goes up as the voting populace goes down. Votes: 0

We have seen voters denied their rights in recent elections as they have been incorrectly purged from lists, their absentee votes not counted, and voting machine integrity and security not assured. Votes: 0

People voting for Donald Trump are doing so for a whole lot of different reasons, but I think there is a typical Trump voter. I think they're there for specific reasons. Votes: 0

People voting for Donald Trump are doing so for a whole lot of different reasons, but I think there is a typical Trump voter. I think they're there for specific reasons. Votes: 0

Though pundits and politicians, weary of the story, are happy to omit facts about voting systems and their private contractors running our public elections, such omissions impair voters and democracy itself. Votes: 0

This voting thing is actually beautiful. Not just necessary - it's a wonderful thing and it makes you powerful. And we've forgotten that in the most negative [president's] campaign in history. Votes: 0

The unconscious democracy of America is a very fine thing. It is a true and deep and instinctive assumption of the equality of citizens, which even voting and elections have not destroyed. Votes: 0

Indeed, when all parties campaign effectively the overall effect is to push up voting rates, as you see in tight marginal seats or close general elections. That must be good for democracy. Votes: 0

Also in the new constitution, we want to lower the voting age from 20 years to 18 years and also gradually implement a voluntary military service in replacement of the current compulsory military service. Votes: 0

For our white members, voting is something they have done for hundreds of years. But for us, it is not such a traumatic thing, because we have never participated in an election. Votes: 0

If U.S. national sovereignty continues, it is only as a state that Puerto Rico will have permanent 10th Amendment powers over its non-federal affairs, as well as voting power in Congress. Votes: 0

We all need to get out of our safety zones too. In addition to voting, we need to embarrass people who don't do the right thing. It's going to take citizen action. Votes: 0

The real con artist is Senator Marco Rubio.Who was elected in Florida and who has the worst voting record in the United States Senate. He doesn't go to vote. He's absent. Votes: 0

Elections have to have at least a little meaning. Obama ran on income tax hikes for the wealthy. People knew they were voting for that. They 'want' that. And it's good policy. Votes: 0

A new survey shows that the American public is more conservative now than at any point since 1952. The bad news is that all the liberals that died since then are still voting. Votes: 0

If there is a nuclear tactic being used here, I submit it is the use of that obstruction where a willful minority blocks a bipartisan majority from voting on the President's judicial nominees. Votes: 0

As soon as somebody comes out for a politician, especially in Hollywood, when they all go, 'I'm voting for this guy!' – I go, 'That's not who I'm voting for!' Votes: 0

As a personal matter, I stopped voting more than a decade ago, on the grounds that it helped me as an analyst not to think about making a choice in the voting booth. Votes: 0

The biggest thing you can do is understand that every time you're going to the grocery store, you're voting with your dollars. Support your farmers' market. Support local food. Really learn to cook. Votes: 0

I'd like people to be educated on the voting machines, making sure that our democracy isn't being hijacked by computer technology. There's no reason there can't be a paper trail on those machines. Votes: 0

By and large, our political system has betrayed its promise to each new generation of Filipinos, not a few of whom are voting with their feet, going abroad and leaving that system behind. Votes: 0

My hobbies include rubbing my nipples across a cheese grater, meeting cat ladies on Tinder, and voting for either Democrat or Republican every four years. You could say I am a torture enthusiast. Votes: 0

I hope that no American will waste his franchise and throw away his vote by voting either for me or against me solely on account of my religious affiliation. It is not relevant. Votes: 0

It's almost like my career has been [based on voting]. I won a dancing contest to get into wrestling. That involved fans voting. And then on Dancing with the Stars, fans were voting. Votes: 0

People have been voting to choose their leader but their votes were never allowed to COUNT, I will not allow the choice of the people to be subverted by any party, not even APC Votes: 0

Internal self-government under a local constitution was authorized by Congress and approved by the residents in 1952, but federal law is supreme in Puerto Rico and residents do not have voting representation in the Congress. Votes: 0

What I would advise, what I advised before the election, and what I will continue to advise after the election, is that elections matter; voting matters; organizing matters; being informed on the issues matter. Votes: 0

It's not true that voting doesn't make a difference. To check out is political suicide. This is especially true for our young black artists. You don't want to inadvertently end up doing someone's bidding. Votes: 0

When Congress passed the Help America Vote Act in 2002, I was thrilled to learn that the federal government would offer resources to all states to assist them in enhancing the voting process in America. Votes: 0

The increase in straight-ticket party voting in recent years means that competitive congressional races can tip one way or the other depending on the showing of the candidates at the top of the ticket. Votes: 0

Why do the people humiliate themselves by voting? I didn't vote because I have dignity. If I had closed my nose and voted for one of them, I would spit on my own face. Votes: 0

You aren't just voting for the president. So many issues that affect your everyday life are decided locally on that ballot as well. So go get that god damn sticker. Your country needs you. Votes: 0

I mean to live my life an obedient man, but obedient to God, subservient to the wisdom of my ancestors; never to the authority of political truths arrived at yesterday at the voting booth. Votes: 0

We have no basis for having a recall of any particular type of voting equipment because there are no standards. And when we do have standards, even these standards are required to be voluntary. Votes: 0

Quite a few people have to believe something is normal before it becomes normal - a sort of 'voting' situation. But once the threshold is reached, then everyone demands to do whatever it is. Votes: 0

In the history of the nation, there has never been a political party so ridiculous as today's Democrats. It's as if all the brain-damaged people in America got together and formed a voting bloc. Votes: 0

I deeply understand the history of civil rights and the horrendous impact that relentless and systemic discrimination and the denial of voting rights has had on our African-American brothers and sisters. I have witnessed it. Votes: 0

In my lifetime, we've gone from Eisenhower to George W. Bush. We've gone from John F. Kennedy to Al Gore. If this is evolution, I believe that in twelve years, we'll be voting for plants. Votes: 0

The act of voting by ordinary Iraqis in the face of extreme danger confirms President Bush's belief that people around the globe, when given a chance, will choose liberty and democracy over enslavement and tyranny. Votes: 0

The politics of envy is the politics of this commandment: "Thou shalt not steal, except by majority vote." It is the politics of two wolves and a sheep voting on what to have for dinner. Votes: 0

In the short-run, the market is a voting machine - reflecting a voter-registration test that requires only money, not intelligence or emotional stability - but in the long- run, the market is a weighing machine. Votes: 0

There's a guy in California who was voting 24 years after he died. I mean, so to suggest to us that people who are concerned about honest elections are somehow nutty, I think, is a mistake. Votes: 0

It's been a concern of mine for years that the mainstream media coverage of culture and politics takes place in two nodes, Washington and New York, and yet all the voting goes on somewhere else. Votes: 0

It is virtually impossible for what you are voting on to remain as it is currently. There could be huge changes to the treaty and there could be huge changes to the euro zone itself. Votes: 0

All Nigerians of voting age are free to vote based on their convictions. It is our duty to defend and protect that basic right, and - let no one be in doubt - we will. Votes: 0

My position hasn't changed over the years. Which is that online voting is a very unsafe idea and a very bad idea and something I think no technological breakthrough I can foresee can ever change. Votes: 0

I would say that a wasted vote is voting for anybody you don't believe in. If you believe in the third party, that's the guy you need to voice for. That's how you change things. Votes: 0

Well, I was a very strong opponent of the war, in fact, one of those who went door to door to my colleagues and thus achieved 60 percent of the Democrats voting no against this war. Votes: 0

Once you hit 40, being in a band - a committee voting constantly on what you're going to be doing next month - it's more of a challenge. And when you have a kid as well. Votes: 0

Are people who want this kind of progressive change not turning up at polling stations? Are they not voting for progressive representatives? It's hard to put your finger on why we are where we are. Votes: 0

Since felons are subsequently disfranchised, the US now has 1.75 million people disqualified from voting because of their criminality- 1.4 million black men have forfeited their right to vote, almost 15 per cent of the black male population. Votes: 0