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Exxon, Coca-Cola, BHP Billiton and News Corporation have much more say in organising the global agenda than the planet's 5 billion mature-age voters without a ballot box.

~Bob Brown

Topics: Agenda Ballot Billion Box Coca-Cola Corporation Global More Much News Planet Say Than Voters Without

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There are many hands touching ballots after a voter drops his ballot into the ballot box. There is no guarantee of ballot secrecy for anyone, which makes the whole system vulnerable to intimidation and bribery.

~Bob Schaffer

Topics: After Anyone Ballot Ballots Box Bribery Drops Guarantee Hands His Intimidation Makes Many No Guarantee Secrecy System Touching Voter Vulnerable Which Whole

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Vote counting and ballot collecting does not occur in the light of day. There are too many occasions when observers and opposing parties lose contact with the ballots.

~Bob Schaffer

Topics: Ballot Ballots Collecting Contact Counting Day Does Light Lose Many Observers Occasions Occur Opposing Parties Too Vote

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You're not going to get a chance to vote for me on the ballot, but you can actually vote for what I believe in.

~Carl Lewis

Topics: Actually Ballot Believe Chance Get Going Me Vote You I Believe I Believe In

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In a mature democracy, what is legal is decided by parliament... Our process is legitimised by parliament and by the ballot box.

~Carles Puigdemont

Topics: Ballot Box Decided Democracy Legal Mature Our Parliament Process

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South Australia was the first community to give the secret ballot for political elections.

~Catherine Helen Spence

Topics: Australia Ballot Community Elections First Give Political Secret South

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We love the ability of the people to influence the actions of decision-makers, of lawmakers and presidents to be removed from or elevated to office by the will of voters, and of the community to connect amongst diverse populations through the ballot box.

~Charles B. Rangel

Topics: Ability Actions Amongst Ballot Box Community Connect Diverse Elevated Influence Lawmakers Love Office People Presidents Through Voters Will

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Calling out people for not voting, what experts term 'public shaming,' can prod someone to cast a ballot.

~Charles Duhigg

Topics: Ballot Calling Cast Experts Out People Prod Public Someone Term Voting

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The beauty of our democracy lies in the American value of equality: if you vote, you have a seat at the table. If you speak, you have a chance to persuade others. A billionaire and a minimum wage earner have the same power at the ballot box.

~Christine Pelosi

Topics: American Ballot Beauty Billionaire Box Chance Democracy Earner Equality Lies Minimum Minimum Wage Others Our Persuade Power Same Seat Speak Table Value Vote Wage You

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Civil rights leaders, including my husband and Albert Turner, have fought long and hard to achieve free and unfettered access to the ballot box. Mr. Sessions has used the awesome power of his office to chill the free exercise of the vote by black citizens in the district he now seeks to serve as a federal judge.

~Coretta Scott King

Topics: Access Achieve Albert Awesome Ballot Black Box Chill Citizens Civil Civil Rights District Exercise Federal Fought Free Hard He His Husband Including Judge Leaders Long Now Office Power Rights Seeks Serve Turner Used Vote Mr

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