“As a citizen of the United States, I feel it is my duty to vote not only for myself, but for women like my great-grandmother who came before me and courageously fought for equality.”
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Essay: The right to vote
“After hearing about the perseverance of my great-grandmother and realizing my own difficulties as a female in society, I have learned the true value of a woman’s right to vote.”
Essay: The importance of voting
“While there are women around the world who do not have suffrage, I am lucky that many women who came before me fought tirelessly so that one day I could decide who represents me in government.”
Letter: Protect democracy with voting reforms
“In order to protect our democracy, we must address these issues and go even further to allocate $4 billion in federal funding for states and mandate the implementation of reforms nationwide …”
Letter: How is provisional voting handled in Buncombe?
“He was being told that he had already voted, and he was saying that he had not.”
Letter: Rethink ‘Xpress’ voter guide, timing
“Again, I appreciate you providing this information, but I urge you to compile all of this information in one issue and have it available shortly before early voting starts for the upcoming general election in November.”
Letter: Dare to vote
“This means that Super Tuesday’s results, your vote, may very well decide whether we have candidates who have the wisdom to preserve civilization or send it tumbling into violent, freedom-less, ecologically demolished chaos.”
Letter: Hey, GOP
“You won’t see us at MAGA rallies, but we are deeply concerned about making America better.”
Letter: Reclaim our rights as voters
“Let your state senator and representative, plus Tim Moore, speaker of the House, and Phil Berger, president pro tem of the Senate, know you support fair redistricts (vote411.org provides contact info).”
Letter: Our power is in our vote!
“Only by your vote can the needs of the people be taken seriously.”
Letter: Vote to save our country, freedom and lives
“And once you are registered, I [urge] you to vote blue for Democrats to save our country and our freedoms and our lives.”
Letter: A lesson about voting
‘If I met each of them again as we approach the midterm elections, I would respond to the same comment saying: ‘Look at the results we got partly because you failed to make your voice heard in 2016.'”
Carving it up
ASHEVILLE, NC
Voter Guide: Q&A with candidates for Asheville mayor and City Council
As Asheville enjoys the benefits of a bustling economy, it also confronts challenges that come with growth, including concerns over housing, tourism, budgeting and certain segments of the city getting left behind. Xpress asked all the candidates for mayor and City Council to share their thoughts on these topics and more prior to the Nov. 7 general election.
Letter: Please vote crazy over evil
“So when the choice is between crazy and evil, which is the best choice I have ever seen on a ballot without my own name on it, voting for the nutcase is the easy choice.”
Opposition position
Letter writer: Who benefits from greater voter participation?
“Which begs the question: In making it less cumbersome to register to vote, who will benefit?”
Solitary refinement
Finish those ballots: Best of WNC 2016 voting wrapping up soon
A hard climb can be the most satisfying when one reaches the top. Many businesses are working hard to earn your vote for Mountain Xpress‘ Best of WNC 2016, so that they can stand at the top of the mountain above the rest. It isn’t up to the paper to decide though, strong results only come […]
Letter writer: Make Pack Library a voting site for downtown residents
“I hope our Buncombe County Board of Elections will seriously consider making Pack Library a voting site in upcoming elections. As it is now, yes, voting is our right, but it certainly is also almost impossible for many in our downtown area.”
