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What does it mean?
Voting is essential to democracy and has produced great results.
In plain terms
Voting matters and has worked well.
What can you take from it?
Support voting as a democratic foundation.

Where it applies

  • elections
  • civic education
  • policy advocacy

Putting it to work

  • encouraging turnout
  • educating voters
  • defending rights

Questions to consider

  • What are the returns?
  • Is it always fundamental?

Another view

Voting alone does not guarantee positive outcomes.

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