Joe Walsh Quotes

Especially in local elections, because hardly anybody pays attention to those - but it's really important who's mayor and who's on the city council, county commissioners, sheriffs, district attorney, and of course the school board.

Real change begins with citizens registering to vote, becoming active and engaged in their communities, and casting their ballot at every election for those who will fairly and accurately represent them.

As a citizen of a community, if you never vote or engage, don't be surprised when the outcome doesn't serve your interests; you've never done anything to push things in the right direction.

The key is to vote because we need a vote to put the people in power that we want to represent us.

I am voting in the midterm elections because I believe that when people engage with their local government, it reminds those placed in power that they are public servants who will be held accountable for their decisions.

Voting is fundamental in our democracy. It has yielded enormous returns.

I love voting day. I love the sight of my fellow citizens lining up to make their voices heard.

Elections are an enduring spectacle of free India, and have provided foreign journalists with the opportunity to remind the world that India remains the world's largest democracy.

When politics is interesting, people go vote.

Those who are outraged will vote.

I love election day, and I love to vote.

Elections alone will never be enough to ensure good governance.

The public will vote if they have something important to vote for or against.

Public confidence in the elective process is the foundation of public confidence in government.

Voting is the first duty of democracy.

Many people in the UN vote and then go home where nobody votes.

Your vote is your voice.

Bad officials are elected by good citizens who do not vote.

This election is not about me. It is about you.

Each county elector makes his own rules

If you sit on the sidelines [and not vote], you are responsible for what happens.

If we would learn what the human race really is at bottom, we need only observe it in election times.

When it comes to a mayor, they [the voters] often want whatever they haven’t just had.

For too many years, those eligible to vote in primary or general elections did not bother to do so. Those sensible centrists who do not go to rallies but care deeply about our country effectively silenced their own voices. That sent the message to incumbents that they were either doing the right thing or that we just did not care.

Some city-council people are really awesome, but most are uninspired.