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Your voting habits may depend on when you registered to vote

  • Written by Enrijeta Shino, Graduate Assistant of Poltical Science, University of Florida
Tour by activists from Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School to get young people registered.AP Photo/Wilfredo Lee

When eligible citizens register to vote, it doesn’t necessarily mean that they will turn out.

Voting in the U.S. is a two-step process. Citizens in every state except North Dakota must first register before casting a ballot.

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