OWN published this video item, entitled “A Story Oprah Wants You to Remember on Election Day | The Oprah Winfrey Show | Oprah Winfrey Network” – below is their description.
In 1988, shortly before the presidential election between George H.W. Bush and Michael Dukakis, Oprah invited a group of voters (and some non-voters) to open up about their political beliefs. Here, Oprah confronts two guests—both Black women—about their decision to sit out the election. “As Black people, I just find it difficult to believe that you’re not going to vote for somebody since so many of our people died for the right to vote,” Oprah says. She then shares the story of a Black man who attempted to vote for the first time in Georgia, only to be repeatedly turned away by poll workers, as a reminder for why we must honor our civic duty.
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Voting is a method for a group, such as a meeting or an electorate, in order to make a collective decision or express an opinion usually following discussions, debates or election campaigns. Democracies elect holders of high office by voting. Residents of a place represented by an elected official are called “constituents”, and those constituents who cast a ballot for their chosen candidate are called “voters”. There are different systems for collecting votes, but while many of the systems used in decision-making can also be used as electoral systems, any which cater for proportional representation can only be used in elections.
In smaller organizations, voting can occur in different ways. Formally via ballot to elect others for example within a workplace, to elect members of political associations or to choose roles for others. Informally voting could occur as a spoken agreement or as a verbal gesture like a raised hand or electronically.
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