Editing Voting (section)

=== Religious views ===
[[Christadelphians]], [[Jehovah's Witnesses]], [[Amish|Old Order Amish]], [[Rastafarians]], the [[Assemblies of Yahweh]], and some other [[Religious denomination|religious group]]s, have a policy of not participating in politics and this extends to voting.<ref>{{Cite magazine |last=Leibenluft |first=Jacob |date=28 June 2008 |title=Why Don't Jehovah's Witnesses Vote? Because they're representatives of God's heavenly kingdom |url=http://www.slate.com/id/2194321/ |magazine=[[Slate (magazine)|Slate]]}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Statement of Doctrine |url=https://assembliesofyahweh.com/statement-of-doctrine/ |access-date=20 March 2023 |archive-date=20 March 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230320005654/https://assembliesofyahweh.com/statement-of-doctrine/ |url-status=live }}</ref> Rabbis from all Jewish denominations encourage voting and some even consider it a religious obligation.<ref>{{Cite web |date=6 May 2016 |title=Ask the Rabbis &#124; Are We Commanded to Vote? |url=https://momentmag.com/ask_the_rabbis_voting/ |access-date=20 March 2023 |work=[[Moment Magazine]] |language=en-US |archive-date=9 February 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230209131600/https://momentmag.com/ask_the_rabbis_voting/ |url-status=live }}</ref> The [[Catholic Church]] teaches that it is morally obligatory to vote.<ref>{{CCC|2240|accessdate=October 24, 2024|note=Submission to authority and co-responsibility for the common good make it morally obligatory to pay taxes, to exercise the right to vote, and to defend one’s country....}}</ref>