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How do I convince someone that voting is important?

Bridget Connolly
Political Activist
Bridget Connolly has volunteered on political campaigns at the local and federal level for over 10 years, most notably for the 2008 Obama campaign in Nevada and Josh Harder's Congressional race in 2018. She has gone door-to-door to help register voters and get out the vote in both California and Nevada.

Bridget Connolly

Political Activist

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I convince people with the basic things that people take for granted: Do you want roads? Do you want clean air? Do you want your water to not be contaminated? Do you want your food to be checked for its safety? All of these things are government-run programs, where if we don’t have the right people in power who are going to continue to support these initiatives, what’s going to happen to our society? For the young kids, I get down to the basics in terms of persuading them. Do you want clean air, do you want clean water? I try to think about their basic human experience and connect that to policy. Do you want your student loans to be forgiven? The way you get somebody to register to vote is to persuade them based off of their individual interests, and tie that back to the collective.

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What if people want to nominate me for a position I don't want to be a part of?

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Respectfully decline the position. If you are elected anyway, you may still decline the election.

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What if you make them want to be president next year?

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Then check out How to Run for President of the United States for information on running for president.

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Has online voter registration ever been used anywhere in the US?

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Yes, it's used all the time. A lot of states allow you to register to vote online.

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