Nick Clegg Quotes

We must never stop fighting for a vision of American democracy in which we strive for and encourage the highest levels of voter turnout and participation.

The fact that a man is to vote forces him to think. You may preach to a congregation by the year and not affect its thought because it is not called upon for definite action. But throw your subject into a campaign and it becomes a challenge.

You don't feel you have the same voice in a presidential election if you live in a solid blue or a solid red state. I also don't think we've educated voters well on the different ways in which primaries work in different states. It doesn't need to be the case that you end up with one Democrat and one Republican, you have open primaries, you can have jungle primaries. There are various permutations and combinations of how to do this.

There is no part of government which cannot better suffer derangement than the ballot. If you strike the ballot with disease, it is heart disease.

Improved turnout will give parliament and government the appearance of being more legitimate.

It seems to be impossible to hold a credible election without reforming the electoral system.

Registering people to vote is not partisan activity.

Every citizen of this country should be guaranteed that their vote matters, that their vote is counted, and that in the voting booth, their vote has a much weight as that of any CEO, any member of Congress, or any President.

All the blood is drained out of democracy - it dies - when only half the population votes.

Elections matter, but how much they matter depends entirely on how free, open and fair they are.

Mr. Speaker, democracy works best when the American electorate is engaged and informed.

No voters will be left behind.

I also know that there have been many times in our history when the proximity of an election has induced exactly the kind of leadership and consensus-building that produce progress in our democracy.

Americans need national voter registration reform to break down the barriers that discourage and discriminate.

How can we tell our children if we do not make reasonable efforts to count every vote.

End racial and ethnic gerrymandering, stop voter I.D. laws that seek to suppress voters of color, and make sure everyone can add their voice and their vote to this great democracy.

I've lived in New York state almost my entire life, so my votes never count.

It is the duty of governments to create a pro-voter environment that encourages participation, but it is also the responsibility of citizens to make their voices heard.

I talk to a lot of those voters who say, 'Just give us another choice.'

The Alternative Vote is sectarian and self-serving and it will not improve people's lives.

A power of recall that depended solely on the electorate and was not subject to unnecessary hurdles of Parliamentary procedures would show trust in the good sense and fairness of the British people. In return, they might trust Parliamentarians a little more.

You want young people to vote, make Election Day a national holiday.

Whether or not your candidate wins, the crucial importance is the integrity of our voting system. You have to engage in the process in order to change it.

Let us not return to the old battlefield where so many shed blood and tears for the right to vote. Instead let us move forward to an era where all eligible Americans have equal access to the ballot box and have the freedom to vote for the candidate of their choosing.

Without the persistence of voters in America getting up to every election, democracy will not flourish.