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Tribune editorial: Don’t suffer for nothing. Vote.

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Weeks, that sometimes seemed like years, of often nasty campaign ads on TV, yard signs cluttering up everything and politicians popping up everywhere you look.

It will all be over Tuesday night. That’s when the polls close and the counting — which may take several more days — begins.

The sentiment, “Don’t vote, it only encourages them,” may seem appropriate just now. But the truth is that the suffering of the campaign season will be for nothing if those who have the final word, the voters, don’t do their part.

Utah has made many efforts over the last few years to make it easier for eligibles to exercise their franchise.