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You should vote on the Tuesday after the first Monday of November. This is Election Day. On this day your vote will be counted. It is not until around December 19th that the electoral college votes. After that the elected president takes office on January 20th.

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In order to decide who you should vote for you should conduct plenty of research. You should look into their campaign and what the elector puts his/her emphasis on. You should be educated on each campaigners’ plans and goal for our country. You should vote for the candidate you believe in and agree with the most.

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Voting is very significant in our government. Over the past years, less and less citizens vote. Areas that have less voters get less recognition and become unimportant to campaigners. Why would you want less recognition and no say in your own government? You wouldn't, that's why more people and America should vote. In order to increase voter turnout, we should have candidates visit colleges, because younger voters need to be encouraged to vote.

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Most people cast their vote on Election Day, where they visit polling stations such as schools. If you cannot make it you can vote early, but that is prohibited in South Carolina. You can also vote by mail or absentee ballots. Also depending on the state their are a variety of methods.

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First you must have all of the requirements in order to vote for your location. That can include a picture ID, over the age of 18, US citizen, etc. How do you cast a ballot? You cast a ballot by going to your polling station . Then you cast your vote . Now a days we use an automated voting system, which is a voting booth that the votes are casted electronically.