The Importance of Voting Voting is one of the most important rights and responsibilities that U.S. citizens have. About 150 million American citizens are qualified to vote. Unfortunately, many don’t. They give up on a chance to choose leaders and representatives who will do things that are important to them. Why Vote? Nobody can force a citizen to vote. But many citizens do vote, because voting lets them tell the government what they want it to do..Do you want to make a posi