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" A MAN WITHOUT A VOTE IS A MAN
WITHOUT PROTECTION."
-Lyndon B. Johnson
about us
Know Your Vote was created with the intention to simplify the American voting process and get more people engaged in the democratic system. Our goal is to give Americans the knowledge and agency to elect progressive leaders who will protect our rights, our freedoms, and our environment.
This coming November election is going to be one of the most important political events of our generation, and Know Your Vote wants you to be informed, prepared, and ready to make history!
the creator
Mariela Gandara is an artist and entrepreneur working in San Francisco who uses design and film to raise awareness and engagement of pressing social and environmental issues. She believes that it is up to each of us to help create a vision for a better world, and creates multimedia products to empower and inspire people toward that purpose.
military and overseas
citizens can now
vote from abroad.
jamestown was founded and the first election for its leader was held.
1920
women win the
right to vote.
1789
the constitution grants states the power to set voting requirements.
1965
the voting rights act grants minorities protection to vote.
1971
voting age is
lowered from 21 to 18.
1986
2016
66% of registered
voters did not vote in the 2016 election.
