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.

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.

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.

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.

Having soon discovered to be great I must appear so and therefore studiously avoided mixing in society and wrapped myself in mystery devoting my time to fasting and prayer.

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

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.

Voting is a civic sacrament.

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

If voting changed anything they'd make it illegal.