Ключевые слова: absentee voting, ballot access, campaign finance reform, citizen engagement, citizen participation, citizenship, civic duty, civic education, community involvement, democracy, democratic process, direct democracy, early voting, election, election integrity, electoral system, empowerment, enfranchisement, franchise, freedom of choice, gerrymandering, informed decisions, mailin ballots, participatory budgeting, political power, political voice, popular sovereignty, social responsibility, suffrage, voter turnout, voting machines, voting rights,