Your Vote Counts!

Lots of people would say that the United States is a democracy but that's not quite right. In a democracy, the majority of voters get to make all the decisions and set all the rules. Our Founding leaders recognized that while a government system organized around a set of laws was preferable to one subject to the arbitrary whims of a hereditary monarch, they also recognized that minority rights must be protected - even if that minority was just a single person. So, our government has prospered for nearly 250 years as a Constitutional Republic, where laws are set forth that both reflect the goals of the majority of Americans but preserve certain "unalienable" rights of all. 

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Our system enables all Americans to participate in choosing their elected officials. It's a core right conferred by the U.S. Constitution but it's also one that many young Americans choose not to exercise. In New York, the voter participation rate for 18-24 year olds is only 23%, among the lowest in the country. We want to help change that!

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It's important that we all play our part in the American system - both by being educated on issues that affect us all and by exercising our right to vote in local, state and Federal elections. 

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ActNY and Rock The Vote make it easy to pre-register to vote. By filling out and submitting the form below, 16 and 17-year olds can pre-register to vote. It's the first step in getting your voice heard!