Voting Quotes
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I always voted at my party's call, And I never thought of thinking of myself at all. (Quote by - William S. Gilbert)
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. (Quote by - Marty Meehan)
I'm voting for Gore because the other is unthinkable. Which most of us will probably do. I hope all of us. I've always liked Ralph Nader and would like to see a real third party, but the thought of George Bush as president is unthinkable. (Quote by - Richard Gere)
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. (Quote by - Alan Kay)
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. (Quote by - Karl Rove)
All voting is a sort of gaming, like checkers or backgammon, with a slight moral tinge to it, a playing with right and wrong. (Quote by - Henry David Thoreau)
Last month, the Iraqi people went to the polls, voting in their first free election in more than 50 years. (Quote by - John M. McHugh)
Democracy must be something more than two wolves and a sheep voting on what to have for dinner. (Quote by - James Bovard)
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. (Quote by - Oriana Fallaci)
Half of the American people never read a newspaper. Half never voted for President. One hopes it is the same half. (Quote by - Gore Vidal)
Ask a man which way he is going to vote, and he will probably tell you. Ask him, however, why, and vagueness is all. (Quote by - Andrew Lack)
I court not the votes of the fickle mob. (Quote by - Horace)
He is one of those wise philanthropists who, in a time of famine, would vote for nothing but a supply of toothpicks. (Quote by - Douglas Jerrold)
Vote early and vote often. (Quote by - Alphonse)
The margin is narrow, but the responsibility is clear. (Quote by - John F. Kennedy)
Voting is simply a way of determining which side is the stronger without putting it to the test of fighting (Quote by - Henry Louis Mencken)
Millions of voites are thrown out in election after election in this country. Now that's a story. (Quote by - Andrew Lack)
Spaniards have always shown great maturity and great common sense when it comes to voting. (Quote by - Jose Luis Rodriguez Zapatero)
It's a complicated set of opinions that women bring to the voting booth. (Quote by - Eleanor Clift)
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. (Quote by - Coretta Scott King)
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. (Quote by - Thomas E. Mann)
Votes should be weighed, not counted (Quote by - Friedrich von Schiller)
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. (Quote by - Jon Stewart)
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. (Quote by - DeForest Soaries)
Always vote for principle, though you may vote alone, and you may cherish the sweetest reflection that your vote is never lost. (Quote by - John Quincy Adams)
Touch screen voting is a fine thing so long as they have a voter-verified paper trail. (Quote by - Joan Blades)
As long as I count the votes what are you going to do about it? (Quote by - William Marcy Tweed)
It is a sign of the times that the absence of meaningful ID requirements in many states leaves our voting process vulnerable to fraud and allows legal votes to be cancelled out by illegally cast ballots. (Quote by - Virgil Goode)
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. (Quote by - Franklin D. Roosevelt)
Truth is, we offered it to Tom Hanks, which pretty much every movie in America does, but Tom passed. Billy Bob said that Hanks recently called and said he's voting for all of us for Oscars, he loved the film. (Quote by - Peter Berg)
Voting is a right best exercised by people who have taken time to learn about the issues. (Quote by - Tony Snow)
If voting changed anything, they'd abolish it. (Quote by - Andrew Lack)
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. (Quote by - Carol Moseley Braun)
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. (Quote by - Lyndon B. Johnson)
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. (Quote by - Roger Mudd)
Sink or swim, live or die, survive or perish, I give my hand and heart to this vote. (Quote by - Daniel Webster)
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. (Quote by - Marc Morial)
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. (Quote by - Sidney Blumenthal)
Voting is the most precious right of every citizen, and we have a moral obligation to ensure the integrity of our voting process. (Quote by - Hillary Clinton)
American youth attributes much more importance to arriving at driver's license age than at voting age. (Quote by - Marshall McLuhan)
I believe that voting is the first act of building a community as well as building a country. (Quote by - John Ensign)
Oh no, the dead have risen and they're voting Republican. (Quote by - Yeardley Smith)
So that they can actually make it known to the American people before they vote what they're voting for. (Quote by - Betty Hill)
Voting is fundamental in our democracy. It has yielded enormous returns. (Quote by - Arlen Specter)
Don't forget to vote for Bill Clinton and Al Gore. Stay home if you're voting for Dole. (Quote by - Eleanor Mondale)
Don't buy a single vote more than necessary. (Quote by - Douglas Jerrold)
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. (Quote by - John Cornyn)
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. (Quote by - DeForest Soaries)
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. (Quote by - Charles Rangel)
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. (Quote by - Ralph Waldo Emerson)
Voting is the foundational act that breathes life into the principle of the consent of the governed. (Quote by - DeForest Soaries)
Perhaps America will one day go fascist democratically, by popular vote. (Quote by - William L. Shirer)
It is an honor to be awarded with such a high rating from an organization as well respected as the NAACP. I am pleased that the oldest and largest civil rights organization in the nation, has recognized my voting record. (Quote by - Joe Baca)
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. (Quote by - John Ensign)
Voting is a civic sacrament. (Quote by - Theodore Hesburgh)
It's not the voting that's democracy, it's the counting. (Quote by - Alfred Emanuel Smith)
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. (Quote by - Chen Shui-bian)
People who vote against this today are voting against me and I will not forget. (Quote by - Ted Stevens)
Vote: the instrument and symbol of a freeman's power to make a fool of himself and a wreck of his country. (Quote by - Ambrose Bierce)
The future of this republic is in the hands of the American voter. (Quote by - Dwight D.Eisenhower)
We are scheduled to meet this year fewer days than any Congress since at least 1948. And that is even before I was born. So far, we are in the 123rd day of this year, and yet we have only had 26 voting days in this body. That is a shame. (Quote by - Jim Cooper)
Look at the declining television coverage. Look at the declining voting rate. Economics and economic news is what moves the country now, not politics. (Quote by - Robert Teeter)
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. (Quote by - Chuck D.)
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. (Quote by - Roscoe Bartlett)
I truly believe that before I retire from public office, I'll be voting for a woman for president. (Quote by - Barbara Mikulski)
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. (Quote by - Henry F. Ashurst)
Your every voter, as surely as your chief magistrate, under the same high sanction, though in a different sphere, exercises a public trust. (Quote by - Steven Grover Cleveland)
Millions of votes are thrown out in election after election in this country. Now that's a story. (Quote by - Andrew Lack)
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. (Quote by - Larry Flynt)
I try hard to convince them it's important - but there's a history of discomfort with minorities voting in some parts of this country, so most especially the older people have to get accustomed to it. (Quote by - Eddie Bernice Johnson)
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. (Quote by - Friedrich August von Hayek)
The American people are going to judge the majority party here today. If they go out here and vote for this rule that allows this provision to be stricken, they are voting against the men and women in the military of our country. (Quote by - Norm Dicks)
Constantly choosing the lesser of two evils is still choosing evil. (Quote by - Jerry Garcia)
As long as Florida remains a swing state, Cuban exiles in Florida will remain a very powerful voting bloc. (Quote by - Joshua A. Tucker)
Lower voter participation is a silent threat to our democracy...It under-represents young people, the poor, the disabled, those with little education, minorities and you and me. (Quote by - Nancy Neuman)
I had the good fortune to be able to right an injustice that I thought was being heaped on young people by lowering the voting age, where you had young people that were old enough to die in Vietnam but not old enough to vote for their members of Congress that sent them there. (Quote by - Birch Bayh)
Tony Blair faced a massive defection from his own party ranks during voting around the intervention in Iraq. For our present purpose, the point is not that he survived the defection, but that he had to face it. (Quote by - Stockwell Day)
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. (Quote by - Douglas Jerrold)
When public access to voting is impaired or when public confidence in voting is diluted, democracy suffers and our freedom is less secure. (Quote by - DeForest Soaries)
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. (Quote by - Charles Bukowski)
I can make them voting machines sing Home Sweet Home. (Quote by - Earl Long)
Votes are like trees, if you are trying to build a forest. If you have more trees than you have forests, then at that point the pollsters will probably say you will win. (Quote by - Dan Quayle)
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. (Quote by - Elijah Cummings)
The avalanche has already started. It is too late for the pebble to vote. (Quote by - Ambassador Kosh)
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. (Quote by - Barbara Boxer)
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. (Quote by - William Proxmire)
I think we need to start with Philadelphia and make sure that we actually get some election reform in Philadelphia. Actually, a recent election was thrown out by a federal judge because of corruption with the voting process in Philadelphia. (Quote by - Patrick McHenry)
Personally, I believe that our American system works as long as you participate in it. You must vote and make your voice heard. Otherwise you will be left out. (Quote by - Mari-Luci Jaramillo)
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. (Quote by - Marcy Kaptur)
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. (Quote by - Jeff Miller)
Beyond that, states had to also have electronic voting machines that made it possible for people who are physically handicapped to vote in private... and the computerized voting machine made it very easy for, particularly, the blind. (Quote by - DeForest Soaries)
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. (Quote by - Jello Biafra)
Giving every man a vote has no more made men wise and free than Christianity has made them good. (Quote by - Andrew Lack)
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. (Quote by - John F. Kennedy)
Thinking isn't agreeing or disagreeing. That's voting. (Quote by - Robert Frost)
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. (Quote by - Jan Schakowsky)
Slavery is but half abolished, emancipation is but half completed, while millions of freeman with votes in their hands are left without education. (Quote by - Robert C. Winthrop)
Vote for the man who promises least. He'll be the least disappointing. (Quote by - Bernard Baruch)
The ignorance of one voter in a democracy impairs the security of all. (Quote by - John F. Kennedy)
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. (Quote by - DeForest Soaries)
The freeman casting, with unpurchased hand, The vote that shakes the turrets of the land. (Quote by - Oliver Wendell Holmes, Sr.)
The great thing about democracy is that it gives every voter a chance to do something stupid. (Quote by - Art Spander)
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. (Quote by - Mangosuthu Buthelezi)
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. (Quote by - Barbara Boxer)
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. (Quote by - Zalmay Khalilzad)
A citizen of America will cross the ocean to fight for democracy, but won't cross the street to vote in a national election. (Quote by - Bill Vaughan)
Bad officials are elected by good citizens who do not vote. (Quote by - Andrew Lack)
There can no longer be anyone too poor to vote. (Quote by - Lyndon Baines Johnson)
