'The job of a citizen': Remarks from early Election Day voters in Salt Lake County
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SALT LAKE CITY — Salt Lake County voters were early to the polls Tuesday to cast their ballots in local races and encouraged their community to do the same.
An early voter, Benjamin Moore, said he believes voting is part of active citizenship.
"The most important job in the government is the job of a citizen, and I think if you don't get turned on to politics, politics will turn on you," Moore said.
Sofia Price said voting gives people a way to help shape the future and make changes.
"I think it's really important when people get involved with voting because if we don't, we might end up with the world that we don't like or don't agree on, and voting is the best way to make changes," Price said.
Kylee Chadwick encouraged people not to let uncertainty about ballot issues keep them from voting.
"Even if you don't feel like you understand every single point on the ballot, you can still come in and vote and go and talk to people and see what other people understand," Chadwick said.
Polls close at 8 p.m. Tuesday, and ballots must now be dropped off with enough time to make it to the county clerk by the same 8 p.m. deadline.
A list of voting centers is available on Salt Lake County's election page, where a locator map can be found. Polling locations for other counties can be found here.
Contributing: Mary Culbertson