Ballots Quote by Thomas E. Mann

The people who cast the votes don't decide an election, the people who count the votes do.

— Joseph Stalin

U.S. elections are run by counties, and the laws they follow are set by each state.

— Josh Shapiro

The people who cast the votes decide nothing; the people who count the votes decide everything.

— Anonymous

In the United States, you might say every county has got its own separate system. There's not even one kind of ballot that you…

— Jimmy Carter

Elections aren't just about who votes but who doesn't vote.

— Michelle Obama

It's not the voting that's democracy; it's the counting.

— Tom Stoppard

Anybody from the public can come in and observe ballots being processed and those votes being counted in elections officials' offices in any county…

— Audie Cornish

That's a fact of our federal system of government: each state runs their election differently - and that's OK.

— Josh Shapiro

Elections are about the voters who vote in them.

— Steve Schmidt

The drama of any election night often obscures the banal reality behind voting. Even when winners and losers are clear, it takes time to…

— Jamelle Bouie

Ballot formats should be standardized nationally rather than left to the often bad judgment of local officials.

— Adam Cohen

Elections matter and voting counts.

— Barack Obama