It's good to be a voter.
Ron notices that the streets and roads around his town are in disrepair and have lots of potholes.
Ron wants the streets to be fixed.
Ron votes for a local election measure that provides more funding for infrastructure.
Ron sends a letter of complaint to the city expressing his displeasure at the state of roads in town.
The  measure passes and over the next year most of the roads around town are fixed and repaved.
Ron's letter is ignored and nothing is done about the roads.