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Candidate’s Friend Forgets to Vote & One Vote Loss

In the 2002 Washington House of Representatives Primary for the 26th Legislative District, Ed Mitchell defeated Kevin Entze by one vote: 5,870–5,869. Unfortunately for Entze, one of his friends admitted that he never mailed his ballot. “He left his ballot on his kitchen counter and it never got sent out,” Entze said. #VotingMatters #2018Midterms #Washington

Daniel Webster on The Solemn Duty of Voting

“Impress upon children the truth that the exercise of the elective franchise is a social duty of as solemn a nature as man can be called to perform; that a man may not innocently trifle with his vote that every elector is a trustee as well for others as himself and that every measure he […]

“Landslide Jim” Wins by One Vote

In the 1991 Virginia House of Delegates election for the 53rd District, David Sanders had won the seat by 17 votes out of nearly 13,000 cast on election night. However, a recount six weeks later, determined that Jim Scott was the winner by a single vote. He immediately became known as “Landslide Jim”. #VotingMatters #2018Midterms #Virginia

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Our votes shape all aspects of our lives and provide the foundation of our American democracy. All American citizens, regardless of political affiliation, should have representation in our country through their votes. One Nation Every Vote (“OneV”) shares the experiences and stories of American voters and communities that honor their roles as voting citizens. OneV also offers facts and information about past and upcoming elections – and the history of voting in America – with the hope all Americans exercise their right to vote in local, state and federal elections.