Betty Hill Quotes

In a democracy citizens are entitled to know what is in store for them before they vote.

Politicians must let voters know what they think about issues before the election. Judges should not.

When you get ready to vote, make sure you know what you are doing.

If you rely on the media for your information, to educate yourself about the candidates and what issues are facing the country, then you get just part of the equation. I think it's important that we as citizens of this democracy take the responsibility to get as much information as possible before we go into the voting booth.

Don't underestimate questions from the crowd; technology has made voters more informed than ever.

There are many fronts in the fight to make voting easier for all.

I like to bring my kids to the voting booth to show them how it works. I'll let them draw their own conclusions as to how worthwhile it is.

Nobody will ever deprive the American people of the right to vote except the American people themselves and the only way they could do this is by not voting.

It seems that elections today are more popularity than they are substantial issues.

In post-Vietnam, post-Watergate America, skeptical voters demand full disclosure of everything from candidates' finances to their medical records, and spin-savvy accounts of backstage machinations dominate political coverage.

You can bring your children under age 18 into the voting booth with you. Many families do so as a way to teach civic responsibility.

I'll tell you the truth, even in an election year, and that's what people are ready for.

A political campaign should be an education for both the voters and the candidates.

I have serious doubts about the value of debates in a presidential election. They tend to be a test of reaction time rather than a genuine exposition of the participants' philosophies and programs

We don't win or lose elections because of [party] rules.

The voting business in the South will regulate itself.

There is more to the right to vote than the right to mark a piece of paper and drop it in a box or the right to pull a lever in a voting booth .... It also includes the right to have the vote counted at full value without dilution or discount.

It seems to me there has been some systematic disenfranchisement of voters … because people haven’t cared enough to spend the money to have good voting systems and voter education.

The general assumption of the democratic process is that you identify candidates who come closest to you in terms of values and positions. The problem is many voters are never given the kind of information they need to make the decision.

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

Thomas Edison invented a voting machine so that legislators can just press a button. It was a failure. Legislators didn’t want people to know how they had voted.

Elections are always about turnout.

You’ve got the strongest hand in the world, the hand that marks the ballot, the hand that pulls the voting lever. Use it, will ya? Use it!”

Half of the American people never read a newspaper. Half never vote for president. One hopes it is the same half

Every vote counts and we must count every vote.