Read the quotation. every man and every woman in this nation—regardless of party—who have the right to register and to vote, and the opportunity to register and to vote, have also the sacred obligation to register and to vote. for the free and secret ballot is the real keystone of our american constitutional system. –president franklin d. roosevelt, 1944 according to president roosevelt, voting is considered to be a responsibility that is central to our system of government. a responsibility of elected government officials. a duty that is required by law. a duty of only a few select citizens.