On the eve of the midterm election, it seems as though the one thing I keep getting emails or seeing posts on social media is about getting out to vote in tomorrow’s election. Luckily for them, I understand the struggle of contacting people to get them to vote. From going door to door to calling uninterested people, everyone in my high school had to do one or the other in order to help fulfill a political service requirement in our senior year of high school. Interacting with people who clearly weren’t that interested in going out to vote and trying to get us off their porches as soon as possible was something that we experienced on a daily basis. But rather than feel discouraged, the groups that we would work for would always emphasize how important voting was in elections. Especially since the majority of voters who don’t vote are the elderly and young voters. As a college student who doesn’t live in the district that they vote in, I understand why voting is lower in the young adult age group. It’s a hassle to request an absentee ballot and with all my prior commitments, sometimes you just forget ya know? However, our American right to vote for the people that we want representing us in our government shouldn’t be considered an afterthought. Disenfranchisement of citizens was once part of our history but now any citizen has the right to voice their opinion in deciding who they believe should represent them. People have died to give you the right to vote. To those who have yet to submit an absentee ballot or haven’t planned to go to the polls tomorrow, I hope that you reconsider your decision because even though you may be one out of the millions of people in America, your vote can be the deciding factor on which party leads the House. In the state of our government today, every vote counts in order to make sure all people are being heard rather than suppressing some people’s thoughts. This is our chance to make a difference. Go out and make your voice heard!