VIDEO TRANSCRIPT – Families are on site for Election Day – Democracy In Action
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It’s Election Day and the people of Onondaga county are coming to the polls and casting their ballots. Individuals and families say it’s their civic duty and responsibility to vote in this years election.
Kimberly Murphey: “It’s your civic duty, it’s your right, it’s what the constitution allows us to do and it’s for the future of the country. I hope that there’s a huge voter turnout because I think that’s the most important thing. You know, people can stand for one thing or the other but you have to get out there and vote and have your voice heard.”
Individuals like Kimberly are sharing their passion for voting while others are sharing their knowledge of voting to their little ones.
Mr. Burn: “So they know how important it is. You know, we keep them informed on stuff, let them be kids, but let them know what their civic duties are.”
Emerson Burns even says she learns about voting from her backyard.
Emerson Burns: “We see signs all over our Neighborhood”
At times going to the polls may be an entire family affair.
Jackie: “It’s good for him to see. His mom’s inside, his dad voted earlier. We all got out today.”
And for Angelo, he’s even off from school because of Election Day.
Are you heading back to school now?
Angelo and Jackie: “Yes… No. No school today, JD has the day off.”
Whether they’re coming on their own or bringing their children, people have been in and out of the polling locations fulfilling their duties as citizens. Here at Pebble Hill Presbyterian Church, with Democracy In Action, I’m Lillian Northrup.
DeWitt, N.Y. (NCC News) — Some children have the day off from school because the buildings are being used as polling locations. They showed up anyway–with their parents–for a different type of lesson.
Grady and Emerson Burns came out with their parents, who said they wanted to give their children an idea of what it means to be an American.
“So they know how important it is,” said Mr. Burns, outside Pebble Hill Presbyterian Church in DeWitt. “We keep them informed on stuff, let them be kids, but also let them know what their civic duties are.”
Emerson said she was not surprised by what she saw. With social media and television having an impact on recent elections, young kids are seeing news about elections from home.
“We see so many commericals on the TV,” said Emerson.
Onondaga County voter and resident Kimberly Murphy said she had a heightened desire to be involved in this year’s election.
“I hope that there’s a huge voter turnout because I think that’s the most important thing,” said Murphy. “People can stand for one thing or the other but you have to get out there and vote and have your voice heard.”