This year will be my first time volunteering for an election; I attended the training today. Although our systems are not perfect, it’s obvious how much thought and care goes into our voting process. At least here in California, people are encouraged to vote and all reasonable accommodations are made for any person with a disability or anyone who communicates in a different language. Diversity is celebrated, and the right to vote is considered sacred. We have lots of work to do—we can improve how we conduct elections and our voter turnout remains dismal, comparatively speaking. But so much effort has been spent to bring us what we have today. Voting is a privilege we have inherited; we must keep wielding its power so it truly becomes a right—for all people. Voting matters. But it is also just the beginning.