Why Your Voice Matters: Opinions and Oppositions Week 5

Hello readers, I hope everyone is having a great week! Today I want to talk about you having a voice in change.


Every time there’s an election we here “Go out and vote”, “Be sure to vote!”, “Vote, Vote, Vote.” or something along those lines.  Many of us think that our vote doesn’t count because 1 vote doesn’t matter in the long run. However, this isn’t true. Voting on laws regarding Marijuana is great examples of why you should.

In 2016, 9 states had questions to vote on in regards to Marijuana. Arizona, Arkansas, California, Florida, Maine, Massachusetts, Montana, Nevada, and North Dakota. The only state where the question didn’t pass was in Arizona. The results were very close.

Arizona 2016 (via ballotpedia.org)

Result	Votes	Percentage
No	1,300,344	51.32%
Yes	1,233,323	48.68%

The results were 67,021 vote difference. That may not seem like much but it’s only a couple of percentage points apart. The question was so close to passing!

Now let’s look at our own state of Massachusetts and how close the vote was when it passed in 2016.

Massachusetts 2016 (via ballotpedia.org)

Result	Votes	Percentage
No	1,769,328	53.66%
Yes	1,528,219	46.34%

The results were 241,109 vote difference. The votes were very close and every vote matters! Hopefully, this shows how your voice matters. Get out and speak your mind, talk to friends, family, and get them to vote. Their voice and your voice matters.

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