The purpose of this article is to encourage nurses and nursing students to get out the vote. Every vote matters. To vote is to exercise your constitutional right, maintain the democratic process, and ensure that your voice gets heard. Get out the vote!
Please take a minute to vote in our own non-scientific nursing poll:
https://allnurses.com/general-nursing-discussion/nurses-how-you-796067.html
Our members called it correctly the last 2 elections.
I'm preparing to leave the house in a few minutes to cast my vote. After all, the polling place is a church located in the subdivision where I live, and it's less than a mile away.
I've never voted in a presidential election before, so the sight of a ballot is new to me. Wish me luck, people!
Okay. . .I just returned from the local polling place. After displaying my voter registration card and signing in, it only took five minutes to cast an electronic ballot. The county where I live offers voters the choice of electronic voting or an old-fashioned paper ballot, but I chose the electronic method.
For starters, an individual is eligible to vote if he or she is a citizen of the United States who is at least 18 years of age, and has not been deemed legally incompetent or placed under a type of guardianship in which the right to vote has been revoked by court order.
Furthermore, many states have placed limits on the voting rights of individuals who have felony convictions on their criminal records. If you are interested, feel free to click on the link below to view a map of the states that have limited or banned the rights of people with felony convictions to vote.
Map Of State Felony Disenfranchisement Laws
I have compiled a list that contains various nonpartisan reasons on why you, the reader, should get out and cast your vote.
Without further delay, you should cast your vote on Election Day because...
Regardless of your political affiliation, beliefs on social issues, or geographic location, your vote matters. Do not allow anyone to tell you that your vote will not count due to the Electoral College or some other reason. So, what are you waiting for? Get out the vote!
About TheCommuter, BSN, RN
TheCommuter, BSN, RN, CRRN is a longtime physical rehabilitation nurse who has varied experiences upon which to draw for her articles. She was an LPN/LVN for more than four years prior to becoming a Registered Nurse.
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