In honor of our newly published Voter Guide outlining how to start voting for the first time, we want to know when you first exercised your right to vote.
We seem to be seeing a lot of earlier first-timers in our more polarized political environment compared to a generation ago, when young people may not have taken the time to cast a ballot.
So, when was your first time? Did you take it seriously right away? Wait until you maybe had a family of your own? Or were you a late bloomer because you didn’t understand its importance but you do now?
Click your choice in the box above and feel free to say more in the comment box—and leave your first name and hometown so we can share your answer in our next newsletter.
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