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Article: Vote and be heard.(Statistical Data Included)
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- Current Events, a Weekly Reader publication
- Article date:
- March 22, 2002
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Do you vote?
This might not seem like a question for someone your age, but think about it. Chances are you've cast your vote in a family decision or at school. Maybe you have voted for your class president, a team captain, the date of a test, or what to have for dinner. If you have, then you know that voting is a process that enables people to have a voice in a group decision, or a chance to say what they would like the outcome to be.
Many governments allow their citizens to take part in group decisions. By electing government officials and making decisions on issues or referendum (proposed legislation), people have a voice in what happens at the local, ...