Fair and free elections are a hallmark of our democracy. The right to vote is one for which disenfranchised Americans fought long and hard; it is a right for which some continue to fight, even today. In a world where each day brings a new headline that impacts the way we live, exercising your right is a way to affect change and make your voice heard.
StockX is a platform that exists to afford its community equal opportunity to self-expression. Voting is a powerful form of self-expression and powers democracies around the world. It is that DNA that informed our GOTV partnership with When We All Vote earlier this year and it is why we thought it crucial to give our team members paid time off to go to the polls on Election Day.
More than 100 million people cast their votes early and millions more turned out yesterday to ensure that the democratic principles on which this country were founded are upheld. While we don’t yet know exactly which way the pendulum will swing, one thing is clear: whoever wins, this election will shape not only the future of this country but what ‘America’ means for generations to come. As a company of global citizens with American roots, our hope now is that we collectively stay true to the democratic principles that so many before us fought to secure, for the promise of our democracy will only be fulfilled when our rights are protected and our voices are heard.
