Elections matter a lot.
If you don't vote, then you have silenced your own voice in selecting the leaders who make the decisions about your freedom, your money, and your rights. That's the lowest voter turnout in the past 52 years. And that's why the League of Women Voters among other groups determined to get all voting age Americans registered and out to vote next November 7th are making unusual efforts to increase the number of men and women who show up at the polls. It is based on the simple premise that people are more likely to register and actually vote if they are persuaded to do so by someone with whom they share the same values. Paul Boertlein, the League's communications director, believes this is especially true among disadvantaged Americans and minorities, among whom voter registration is historically the lowest.