Does My Vote Matter?

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  “Why Should You Vote in the November 4 Election?”

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Why Should You Vote in the November 4 Election?

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So, why should you vote in the November 4, 2008 Presidential Primary election? Not only will you be helping to elect the next President of the United States, you will be helping California decide 12 state propositions. Propositions are proposed laws that if they receive more than 50% yes votes will become laws and in some cases, amend the State Constitution. This November, there are propositions on gay marriage, parental notification of abortion for minors, victim’s rights, renewable energy, cruelty to farm animals. There are propositions proposing the sale of bonds to finance children’s hospitals, high- speed rail systems and veterans’ home loans. For more information, visit www.easyvoter.org, a nonpartisan source for election information about the November 4 ballot propositions.

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"Yes" League of Women Voters

• One Vote Can Make the Difference - Will It Be Yours?
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• Why Should You Vote in the November 4 Election?
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• Why Vote? Your Legislators and Governor are Deciding...
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"Yes" Rock the Vote

• Letting Your Voice Be Heard
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• Independent and First-Time Voters are Proving Pivotal in This Election
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• A New Electoral Map Has Brought Youth Voters Into the Spotlight
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"No" Art Carden

• It Depends on What You Mean by "Matter"
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• Electoral College: Your Vote Matters Less in Presidential Elections
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• Your Vote "Matters" as a Signal of Your Policy Preferences
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• Not Everybody Thinks This Way, So You Can Take Others' Votes as Given
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• Evidence Suggests That Voter Errors are Systematically Biased
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"No" Rob Nelson

• Face the Facts. Increasingly Your Vote Doesn't Matter
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• Every Vote Gets Counted, But Often it Doesn't Really Count
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• There are Reasons for Low Voter Turnout...Apathy is the Least of Them
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• Voting out of Obligation is Worse Than Not Voting at All.
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Most Objections

• One Vote Can Make the Difference - Will It Be Yours?
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• Why Should You Vote in the November 4 Election?
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• Why Vote? Your Legislators and Governor are Deciding...
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• Letting Your Voice Be Heard
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• Independent and First-Time Voters are Proving Pivotal in This Election
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