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Simply Put, Your Vote Matters, So You Need To Vote

I hear people all the time say "my vote doesn't count, so what's the point." Are you serious! Your vote matters no matter how many other people are voting. Your vote may become crucial to an election.

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Simply Put, Your Vote Matters, So You Need To Vote

A lot of younger people in the past have not voted in elections. Soon enough we could become needed to win elections. Nowadays, most people 50 or older are the ones voting, not us. We need to start a new trend: voting in elections. Registering to vote is only half of what needs to happen. Congratulations, you're registered to vote in your state, now actually go out and vote. For some reason, we get registered, but we don't actually follow up and fill out our ballots.

Your votes do count. For example, in the 1960 election between Richard Nixon and John F. Kennedy, six states — enough to decide the election — were decided by less than one percentage point. That's how close elections can be. Or take the 2000 presidential election between George W. Bush and Al Gore. Bush won the state of Florida by 537 votes, thus giving him the presidency. 537 votes out of almost 6,000,000 cast. That's eight-hundredths of a percent if you're a math whiz. So, see, there are two examples in which votes were crucial to an election.

Millennials make up 27% of the voting population. That's a lot of votes going uncast in elections. In this day in age, it is easier than ever to become an educated voter. I'm serious, just look up the candidate running in your local congressional race. Bam! Everything about each of them pops up, see that wasn't so hard! It takes less than two minutes to vote, that's shorter than waiting in line for your coffee at Starbucks. So with all this said, make sure to vote this year, if you're unable to, register for the next federal election, 2020. Voting is crucial to our democracy, we choose who we want to represent us. I mean, it is the first 3 words in the Constitution, "We The People." Go do your civic duty on November 6th, and VOTE!

Even Bridgit Mendler wants you to vote.Giphy

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