On an Election Day when I was about 10 years old, my home was in an uproar because there were just 10 minutes left before the polls closed and my mother had not voted yet. She hadn't forgotten, but the time had gotten away from her. She rushed out and voted in time. Neither one of my parents, as far back as I can remember, ever missed voting, whether it was a local, state or federal election. Voting wasn't an option, it was a must. It wasn't drilled into me, but it was something I understood. When I finally got...