Voting Quotes

543 quotes by 390 authors

Oh no, the dead have risen and they're voting Republican. — Yeardley Smith
We must continue to have voting rights in the state, not to politicize this, but they must have a voice in the rebuilding effort in… — Marc Morial
Voting is the foundational act that breathes life into the principle of the consent of the governed. — DeForest Soaries
When I have to choose between voting for the people or the special interests, I always stick with the special interests. They remember. The people… — Henry F. Ashurst
It was the biggest suppression of voting rights in our country's history since Jim Crow. And the thread of race runs from the beginning to… — Sidney Blumenthal
We are not voting for health care if we do not resolve this language on public funding for abortion - no public funding for abortion. — Bart Stupak
Spaniards have always shown great maturity and great common sense when it comes to voting. — Jose Luis Rodriguez Zapatero
Well, I was a very strong opponent of the war, in fact, one of those who went door to door to my colleagues and thus… — Jan Schakowsky
I was the Secretary of State of New Jersey in November 2000. I paid careful attention to the challenges that stemmed from inadequate voting systems… — DeForest Soaries
Touch screen voting is a fine thing so long as they have a voter-verified paper trail. — Joan Blades
The act of voting by ordinary Iraqis in the face of extreme danger confirms President Bush's belief that people around the globe, when given a… — John Ensign
Parts of the Voting Rights Act are due to expire next year if Congress doesn't extend them, including the section that guarantees that voting rights… — Marty Meehan
Of course voting is useful. But then again, I don't put a big glow to it. Voting is about as essential as washing yourself. It's… — Chuck D
We have seen voters denied their rights in recent elections as they have been incorrectly purged from lists, their absentee votes not counted, and voting… — Marcy Kaptur
If U.S. national sovereignty continues, it is only as a state that Puerto Rico will have permanent 10th Amendment powers over its non-federal affairs, as… — Dick Thornburgh
Also in the new constitution, we want to lower the voting age from 20 years to 18 years and also gradually implement a voluntary military… — Chen Shui-bian
When Congress passed the Help America Vote Act in 2002, I was thrilled to learn that the federal government would offer resources to all states… — DeForest Soaries
It is a sign of the times that the absence of meaningful ID requirements in many states leaves our voting process vulnerable to fraud and… — Virgil Goode
I try hard to convince them it's important - but there's a history of discomfort with minorities voting in some parts of this country, so… — Eddie Bernice Johnson
We have no basis for having a recall of any particular type of voting equipment because there are no standards. And when we do have… — DeForest Soaries

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