If American women would increase their voting turnout by ten percent... we would see an end to all of the budget cuts in programs benefitting women and children.
—Coretta Scott King, author, activist and civil rights leader

Not voting is not a protest. It is a surrender.
—Keith Ellison, politician and lawyer

Majority rule only works if you're also considering individual rights. Because you can't have five wolves and one sheep voting on what to have for supper.
—Larry Flynt, publisher

This is the type of voting boxes used by fraternal organizations. Included are old white clay marbles, and glossy black marbles or ‘black balls’.
—Premier Auction Center

Each citizen’s right to vote is fundamental to all the other rights of citizenship.
—Robert F. Kennedy, politician and law

As a citizen, you need to know how to be a part of it, how to expressurself-- and not just by voting.
—Sandra Day O’Connor, Supreme Court associate justice

We know in our heart of hearts that voting is a sacred right - the fount from which all other rights flow.
—Stacey Abrams, politician, lawyer, and voting rights activist

As early as the 17th century in America, members of fraternal clubs often voted at their meetings without paper ballots. Many decisions had to be almost unanimous; just one ‘no’ vote could defeat a project. When the box was opened, it was easy for everyone to see the number of black marbles and whether the project, motion or request for membership had passed or failed.
—The Columbus Dispatch, April 7, 2019