I hope that you will all be voting today, if, of course, there is a local election in your area.
I remember when I first became eligible to vote and there was a local village council election being held. My father asked me if I was going to attend, and I said "no, I don't understand what it is all about." His response was - you WILL vote - women died so that you could have that opportunity. Since then I have voted whenever possible. We even came home early from holiday so that we could vote on Brexit.
Added: He also taught me "if you don't vote, then you can't complain!"