TO VOTE OR NOT TO VOTE?

 

AWVM is determined to shed light on the importance of voting and shatter all mistruths that would prohibit voters from taking the opportunity to exercise their voting rights.

 

Here are a few common questions about voting:

 

Does my vote really count? 

✓ Yes! By casting your vote, you become one of the millions of Americans who are choosing to make their voice heard. Cheering on the sideline is not enough to get your candidate of choice in office. Your vote must be counted, and you then become one of the millions of Americans who are proactive about change. According to Bloomberg, 2020 was a record-breaking election with one of the largest number of voters for the presidential election, 161 million votes were casted. However, there were yet 239.2 million Americans that were eligible to vote but chose not to. Your one vote makes a difference.

 

Why is voting important? 

✓Voting in your local election AND national elections puts the right people in place for you. Think of what matters to you? What do you deem important? Based on the candidate’s choices which one best represents you, what's important to you, your community, your family, your home, your schools etc...