Election season is in full swing, and viral videos are flooding social media, reminding Americans just how important their vote is. From fun and spooky TikTok clips like @YourFuzzyScarf’s witchy coven gearing up to vote, to heartfelt stories like 81-year-old Betty Cartledge voting for the first time in her life, these videos are capturing attention and driving home the message that every vote matters. Influencers like Chris Everett are racking up thousands of likes with powerful reminders to exercise your right to vote. With early voting just around the corner, it's time to make your voice heard! Check where you can vote in your state at vote.gov!
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00:00Election season is officially here.
00:02With less than three weeks until Election Day, viral videos are flooding social media,
00:07encouraging Americans to get out and vote.
00:10As Election Day approaches, so does Halloween, but who's to say these two events have to
00:15stay separate?
00:16TikTok user at YourFuzzyScarf is merging both in a fun and spooky way with her coven.
00:22In this viral clip, these witches aren't just casting spells, they're gearing up to cast
00:27their votes, too.
00:28Another social media user, Chris Everett, took to TikTok to share his take on the importance
00:34of exercising your right to vote, and his message clearly hit home, racking up nearly
00:38200,000 likes.
00:39If you're choosing not to vote, that's your prerogative, but I think it's foolish, I think
00:45it's misguided, and I think it's a privilege.
00:47And let me explain.
00:49Because for a lot of communities, people of color, women, etc., people died and fought
00:53for the right to vote.
00:54You know what I mean?
00:55Because like it or not, democracy is not always fun.
00:57We don't always see the changes that we want to see, right?
00:59And so now when you refuse to participate in the system because you're frustrated, there's
01:03now less resistance and less voters in the system to keep it on check now.
01:06Does that make sense?
01:08So I honor and I respect the frustrations, but there really is a lot on the line, like,
01:13a lot.
01:14And in one of the most heartwarming viral moments, 81-year-old Betty Cartlidge made
01:19headlines for voting for the very first time in her life.
01:22After her husband's passing last year, Cartlidge decided to make her own choice of the polls,
01:27sharing with WSB-TV Atlanta,
01:29I was so young when we got married.
01:32I never thought about it.
01:33Then, as I got older, I figured my vote wouldn't matter.
01:36Voting was neat.
01:37It was good.
01:38If I'm still here, I'll be back again.
01:41Remember, early voting is starting soon.
01:43Don't wait.
01:44Check when you can vote in your state and make sure your voice is heard.