VOTER TOOLKIT
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The ONE EXCUSE heard most often for not voting in an election is, "My one vote won't make a difference."   Yet history has proven the enormous power of one single vote.

• In 1645, one vote gave Oliver Cromwell control of England.
• In 1649, one vote caused King Charles I of England to be executed.
• In 1776, one vote gave America the English language instead of German.
• In 1845, one vote brought Texas into the Union.
• In 1850, one vote brought California into the Union.
• In 1962, one vote determined the governors of three states: Maine, Rhode Island, and North Dakota.

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SOURCE:  "One Vote Makes a Difference"  published by Sumter County Supervisor of Elections.

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