Spirit of Democracy - Consent of the Governed / Right to Vote

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Voting and Elections

I mark and X in the place beside the name of the candidate I choose. I fold my ballot so my vote remains secret.
	I cast my ballot. (Learn more about election processes in Canada by visiting elections.ca These materials reproduced by permission of Elections Canada, from www.elections.ca ©Elections Canada)
Voting has been described as "the single most important act of political participation in a modern democracy." Although everyone in a democracy has the right to vote, many people choose not to vote.