Our Voting System is Broken. Only Voting Can Fix It.

Of all the issues facing voters on Election Day, voting itself is the most important.

Voting rights are on the ballot in 13 states this November. In Michigan, a ballot initiative would replace partisan gerrymandering with bipartisan fair-districting. In Florida, a ballot initiative would restore voting rights to thousands of ex-felons.

Voters must do their part to fight voter suppression and gerrymandering, but not if they don't care enough to vote. Even as Georgia's recent voter suppression scandal garners the headlines — and rightly so — the most pressing issue facing American democracy is voter apathy. By not casting ballots, apathetic voters essentially vote by not voting — ceding their voices to a more politically engaged minority.