The VoterConfessional

My grandmother was turned away from the polls three times before she ever cast a ballot. She made me promise I would never waste mine. I've voted in every election — primary, midterm, local — since I turned 18. Not voting isn't neutral. It's a choice that someone else makes for y…

I vote because my district was decided by 214 votes last cycle. 214 people. That's a high school gymnasium. I've heard every excuse — my vote doesn't matter, both sides are the same, I don't have time. I've watched what happens when people who believe those things stay home. I do…

I'm a nurse. I watched my hospital cut staff, close the maternity ward, and raise costs — all because of decisions made by people my patients didn't bother to vote against. Healthcare policy is ballot policy. Every single time someone tells me they don't vote, I think about my pa…