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At their residence in Washington, D.C., 87- and 96-year-olds exercize the right to vote.
At 87, Carl Bergquist has cast what he believes will be the final vote of his lifetime.
An 18-year resident at the Jeanne Jugan Residence in Washington D.C., operated by the Little Sisters of the Poor, Bergquist has never failed to cast a vote in his life. And, despite failing health, he wasn’t about to start now.
“I want everyone to vote,” he told the Register in a hoarse whisper, “even if you have to crawl to the ballot box.”
In the United States, every vote counts the same. But when you get to be Bergquist’s age, they carry a lot more weight.
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At 87, Carl Bergquist has cast what he believes will be the final vote of his lifetime.
An 18-year resident at the Jeanne Jugan Residence in Washington D.C., operated by the Little Sisters of the Poor, Bergquist has never failed to cast a vote in his life. And, despite failing health, he wasn’t about to start now.
“I want everyone to vote,” he told the Register in a hoarse whisper, “even if you have to crawl to the ballot box.”
In the United States, every vote counts the same. But when you get to be Bergquist’s age, they carry a lot more weight.
Continued below.
Homebound Catholics Say Get Out and Vote, ‘Even if You Have to Crawl’
At their residence in Washington, D.C., 87- and 96-year-olds exercize the right to vote.
