Voting shapes the world — and empowers us
Voting in America and, most importantly, in your local region is a powerful act that empowers you in two significant ways. First, it amplifies your voice, ensuring it’s not lost in the noise of politics. Second, it grants you the right to choose the person representing your interests in leadership positions.
When you step into the voting booth, you’re not just casting a ballot but shaping the future you envision for your community. You’re creating safe spaces for current and future generations, advocating equality, inclusiveness and prosperity.
By casting your vote on Election Day, you are participating in a political process and shaping the world around you. Your vote influences employment, health care, education, social justice and commerce, which directly impact our quality of life every day, from the local to the national level.
Policy changes affect how our community members make decisions and affect their lives daily. For instance, it affects moments when elderly individuals decide whether their health care is too expensive, forcing them to choose between groceries or medication. It affects our students in college in ways that determine whether our children have equal access to education. It affects our employment spaces in ways where individuals have the right to higher/equal pay or family leave to care for ill family members.
Your vote is not just a mark on a ballot; it’s a voice that can change lives.
Participating in the voting process is about individual choice and building our community. It’s about using our collective voices to change social issues and policy matters. These social issues, policies, and laws affect our communities and quality of life. Casting your vote allows you to choose individuals representing your beliefs and values.
Further, these individuals can influence policies and initiatives to help our economy and community thrive. More people who go out to vote means better election results, forcing politicians to listen to our voting voices. There is power in numbers; We can use our voting power to build and shape our community by making the lawmakers listen to what we want as a society. Your vote is not just about you; it’s about us and the future we want to create together.
Please go out and vote this election season. What issues you need to vote on or who you want to vote for is entirely up to you; I only ask that you take the initiative to change your community and help your voice and the voices of others who cannot allow their voices to be heard. Look around you and assess your environment, social surroundings, economy, education or children’s education, and health care system.
Ask yourself what you want to see change and what you want to see more of in your community. What are your concerns about your area’s water, air, and land quality? What is your vision for your children and your grandchildren for your community? What kind of job opportunities need to come to your community?
Ask yourself these questions and then head to the polls to make your voice heard and encourage others to go with you. Hence, you have a collective power to elect the people who share your values to be well-represented in the best way to make policy changes and improve your community’s quality of life.