Essay on Voting

abovearegrantedtheopportunitytovoteinsomethingthatcanmakeadifferenceinpoliticsnoteveryonetakes thetimetoparticipateinvoting.Mostofthevotinghasbeendonebyolderpeoplebecausetheyhavehadmore experienceandinterestinpoliticsWiththatbeingsaidIthinkthemorerealisticdecisiontomakeiskeeping16 and17-yearsoldsfromvotinguntiltheyreachtheageof18.OnNovember13,2017,AnnysShinpublishedan articlecalledTakomaPark16-year-oldsavorshishistory...

VotingArgumentForVoting

ThisargumentofAustralia'svotingagehasbeendebatednationwideforoverquiteanextensiveperiodoftime Votingisafundamentalaspectofourdemocraticsystemwhichenablesanopinionthuspursuinglawsandrules thatgovernourcountrySeveralpeoplebelievethat16yearoldscanhandletheresponsibilityofvotingasitisan importantskillasacitizentohaveasayinwhatwillhaveadirectimpactontheminthefuture.However,this statementcanbehighlycontroversialasmanybelieve

VotingAgeVoting

Inthemostrecentelectionin2016only59%ofAmericansvoted.Manypeopletodayseethisasamajorissue; however,amajorargumenthasrisenonhowtosolvethisproblem.Oneofthesolutionsthathavebeenconsidered isloweringthevotingageto16togetyoungerAmericansvotesHowevermanyAmericansthinkthatthisiscrazy toallow16and17yearoldstovote.Theclearandonlyanswertothiscontentiousquestionisthat16and17year oldsshouldnotbeabletovoteAsstatedbefore

VotingAndVotingBehavior

howtoanalysevotingindemocraticstates.Thishelpsnotjusttoanalyseelectionresults,butalsotopredictfuture movesofthekeyagentsinelectionsThisincludespoliticalparties,politicians,interestgroupsandvoters Differentmodelsreachefromsociologicaltopsychologicalaswellasfromeconomicaltocandidate-focused approaches(HagueandHarrop2013)Hencethereisageneralargumentofwhichtheoryismostsophisticatedand enablesusmosttounderstandvotingbehaviours.This...

TheVotingAgeInVoting

areinfactveryqualifiedtovoteandtheycareaboutpoliticsThevotingageshouldbeloweredtoallow16and17 yearoldstovote16and17yearoldsarejustascapableasadultsinvoting,lettingthemvotewouldpositively affectthevotingfieldinnumerousways,andtheyarefacedmanyresponsibilitiessimilartoadults'.16and17year oldsarejustasqualifiedtovoteasadultsareAccordingtothefederalVotingRightsActof1965,a6thgrade educationisallthatisrequiredfor...

ShouldCompulsoryVotingBeMandatoryVoting?

TheideaofcompulsoryvotinghasbeendiscussedforalmosteverydemocraticnationintheworldIthasbeen showntoworkforsomenationsbut,wouldcompulsoryvotingbenefittheUnitedStates?Manyhavepositedthat ifallwereforcedtovote,manywouldvoteatrandomoronawhim,randomizingourdemocraticprocessThis wouldundermineourpoliticalsystemandputintoofficewhoeverhappenstoberandomlyselectedManywho pushforcompulsoryvotingsaythatitwilleventheplayingfield...

achoice,areyoustillmakingthatchoice?Compulsoryvoting,ormandatoryvoting,isasysteminwhichelectors arerequiredtovoteinelectionsoratleastattendapollingplaceonElectionDay.Ifavoterdoesnotappearata pollingplace,andiseligibletovote,heorshemayhavetocontributecommunityserviceorfinesThisvoting systemexistsinaboutaquarterofalldemocraciesintheworld.Thecoregoalsofcompulsoryvotingareto increasevoterturnoutandtohaveanelectionreflect

VotingEssay

Votingallowsthevoicesofthepeopletobeheard.However,thishasnotalwaysbeenaprivilegeforeveryone. Votingfirsthappenedaround1776Whentherighttovotewasfirstgiventothepeople,onlywhitelandowners wereallowedtovote.By1788slaveswerecountedasâ…ofaperson.TheDredScottv.Stanfordcourtcase ruledthatslavesarepropertyandhavenorights."Ablackmanhasnorightsawhitemanisboundtorespect." ThisrulingincreasedtensionsleadingintothecivilwarThis

MandatoryVoting

Votinghasbeenacorepartofourgovernmentsincetheverybeginning,however,manycitizenschosenottotake partinthisessentialparticipationTopreventanyonepersonfromgainingtoomuchpowervotingwasputin placeaswellaschecksandbalancesinthesystembythefoundingfathers.Whilenoteverythingisdecidedby votingbecauseourgovernmentisaConstitutionalRepublic,votingisbyfarthemostimportantwayacitizencan participateinthegovernment.Therefore,it'sbaffling...

Peopletendtotakethatrightforgranted,becausetheydon'tunderstandortheysimplyjustdon'tknowthatonce convictedofafelon,votingrightsaregone.Tosomeitmaynotseemlikeaharshpunishmentbecausethey probablydidn'tcareenoughtovoteanyway,buttoothersit'shorribleandunfairtohavetheirvoiceinour governmenttakenaway.Takingawayvotingrightscanbealifelongpunishmentandsendsthemessageto potentiallawbreakersthatfreedomisn'ttheonlythinglostwhenacrime...

TheControversyOfVoting

tremendouspotentialtobeadrivingforceofmanyconversationsVotingforstatequestions,electedofficials,and thepresidentwereallonthisyearsvotingballot.Countlesspeoplehavereasons,orexcuses,dependingonhow youlookatitfornotvotingVotingisexceedinglyimportant(MAKESTRONGER)ItisawayAmericancitizens areprivilegedwithhavingasayinwhatisgoingonintheirgovernment.Countlesspeoplehaveheardthatvoting isaprivilegeandnotarightSomemayhaveshruggedoff

ResponsesToVoting

Votingisperhapsoneoftheeasiestwaystoparticipateinpolitics,yetitistheonetaskAmericansfailtodo.After conductingthissurvey,Ihadquiteavarietyofresponsesregardingvotingparticipation,fortunately,themajority didexercisetheirrighttovoteWhilereviewingtheresponsesIlearnedthatmanydecidedtovotebecausethey knewhowimportantitwasiftheywantedtohaveasayintheirgovernment.WhichwassomethingthatIdidnot expectmainlybecauseIusuallyhearpeople

Thelawsandprovisionsthatwillbediscusseddisproportionatelyaffectracialminorities,thepoorand unenthusiasticvoters(asinpeoplewhodonotenthusiasticallyresearchvotinglawsandinsteadchooseto spontaneouslyvote).Thispaperwillfirstpresentthecontextofcontemporaryvotinglawsandhowtheyaffect suppressionThedetailedscopeoftheproblemwillbeexplored,alongwithwhatgeneraloutcomesshouldbe sought.Second,changestrategiespursuedbyotherorganizations...

VotingEssay

Votingisarightthathaslongbeenfoughtover;ithastakencountlessreforms,amendments,andsocietalchanges tomakeourcountry'sgreatdemocracywhatitistodayThetimehascomeagaintomakeamuch-neededreform invotingpoliciesbyloweringrequiredage.Sixteen-years-oldsshouldbepermittedvotingstatusfornumerous reasonsincludingtheiraccesstothesamerightsasolderadults,previoussuccessthispolicyhascarriedinother areas,andthefullcognitiveandreasoningdevelopment...

VotingAge

givenmoreandmoreoppurtunitiestoengageintaskspreviouslyonlyadultscoulddoVotingisonesuchtaskthat shouldstaywiththeoldergeneration.Recently,manypeoplehavebeenadvocatingforthevotingagetobe loweredfromitscurrentstatusof18downto16.Theysaythisbecausethepercentageofeligiblevotersthatare actuallyparticipatingisatanalltimelowHowever,decreasingthevotingagewilljustenhancethisissue Furthermore,peoplewhoareundertheageof18tend...

representsfreedomandlife.Votingisasignificantrightbecausepeoplearevotingtogivepeopletherighttomake lifechangingdecisionsovertheirlives.ÂTherewasatimewheneverybodydidn'thavetherighttovote.The historyofvotingcausedalotofinequalitybetweengenderandracesVotinglawshasbeenchangedtosupport equalitybetweenracesandalsoallowedcitizenstouseutilizetheirvotingpower.Mostofthevotinglawsarestill relevantinamericatodayVotingisarightavailable

StereotypesInVoting

Theissueofracewillhaveasignificanteffectontheoutcomeofthe2016Presidentialelection.DonaldTrumpand HillaryClintonhavevastlydifferentdemographicsinvotingsupport,amuchofthatdifferenceliesbetween differentethnic/racialgroups.AccordingtoPewResearch,arecentpollsshowsthatwhitevotersareexpectedto voteinfavorofDonaldTrumpata45%rate,asopposedto33%ofthewhiteelectoratesupportingClinton.The WhitevotehastraditionallybeeninfavoroftheRepublican

VotingRights

Happiness.Americahasnotalwaysliveduptothesestandardsofequalityforallcitizens.Infact,someU.S. citizenshaveandcontinuetogothroughquitealotoftroubletogainequality,specificallyinthevotingrights department.IntheearlyyearsoftheUnitedStates,votinglawswereverystrictandonlyaselectfewpeoplewere abletovoteIn1776,onlypeoplewhoownedlandwerepermittedtovoteMostpeopleinthiscategorywere whitemalesovertheageof21.Thiscontinuedfor...

changeitcouldhavebroughttothe2015election,buttherewouldstillbestrategicvotinginordertosupport voters'preferredpolicies.The2015federalelectionsawahighvoterturnout,at68.49%(ElectionsCanada,2015). Blaisetal,(2014)foundthatvoterturnoutisnothigherinPRelectionsthaninFPTPandthatvotersarenotmore likelytovoteinPRelectionswhentheanticipatedrewardforvotingishigher.Thisindicatesthatanotherchangea PRelectoralsystemwithlistsystem...

MillenialVoting

MillennialVotingTheneverendingstigmaofaroundthepollsandtheyoungergenerationshasbeengoingonfor quitesometimeandnoonereallyhastheanswerastowhymillennialsdonotvote.SomethinktheMillennialsare lazyoruneducatedorthattheysimplyjustdonotcareWhilesomeofthatmaybetrueforapercentageof Millennials,itisnotforall.Millennialsfeelunrepresented,misguided,andfearful,especiallyinthisroundofa presidentialelectionMillennialsarenowthe

VotingObservations

gender,orparty.Wehavetherighttosaywhatwefeelandeventakediscourseuponthataction.However,itis importanttorealizethattheinstitutionofvotingisnotasperfectasitseems.Thereareseveralproblems,thatwhen lookedatclosely,exposetheflawsinoursystemThisiswhatIobservedwhenIwentpollwatchingatearly votingpollingplacesduringthe2016presidentialelection.AsIwaswatchingdifferentpeoplecometovote,Isaw howproblemswhichseemedtrivialinthemoment

(1)Votingisoneofthecommonactionsinademocraticsociety.AscitizensoftheUnitedStatesofAmerica,most Americanshavethefreedomtovoteonlocalandfederalgovernmentofficialsthatoperatethecountryandmake thelawstofollow.(2)MostAmericanshavetherighttovoteduringelections,andshouldvotetolettheirvoices beheard,tochangecommunities,andtohonorthemilitary(3)Votingisawayfortheirvoicetobeheardbecause theyelectofficialsandlawmakersthatshare...

VotingInCanada

VotingonElectionDayisacrucialaspectofCanadiandemocracyandthemostvisiblewayforcitizensto participateinCanadaAsthemostvisiblewayforcitizenstoengageinpoliticalparticipation,itcanbemeasured OfficialvoterturnoutinCanada,iscalculatedasthenumberofvotescastdividedbythenumberofregistered votersHistorically,electoralparticipationwasthehighestinthegeneralelectionof1958atapproximately79% Duringthe1960s,voterturnoutwasrelativelyhigh...

TheVotingAge

WeShouldLowertheVotingAgeto16,"LaurenceSteinbergassertsthatteenagersdeserve"morethanjusta voicetomakeachange"butarighttovote(Steinberg).Heelaboratesonhowteenagersarequalifiedtovote becausetheirmindsarefullydevelopedenoughtomakegoodchoices.Steinbergbelievesthatteenagershavethe responsibilitytovotebecausecurrentlytheteensrightnowarehavinga"thoughtful,eloquentprotest"Steinberg insiststhat"thefederalvotingageintheUnitedStates...

UninformedvotingisalargeprobleminAmerica.Ibelievethe"GetOuttheVote"movementisapowerful drivingforcebehindthisissue.Theyencouragepeople,throughpressureandpatrioticguilt,tovoteinelections theyotherwisewerenotgoingtoandarelikelyuninformedaboutTheyusetactics,somelegal,somenot,to achievetheirgoalsofhigherturnoutinelections.OnetacticusedbyasmallfringebranchoftheGetOuttheVote movementisbribingoftheunderprivilegedfortheirvote

TheImportanceofVoting

TheimportanceofvotingName:Course:Instructor:Date:"YourvoteisyourvoiceasanAmericancitizen.It's youropportunitytobeheard,toholdelectedofficialsaccountablefortheirelectionsandtohaveasayinimportant issuesthataffectyourcommunity.OnElectionDay,everyvotematters".AnonymousIntroductionElectionDayis astandoutamongstthemostenergizingdaysoftheyear.Ourcountrymeetsuptochoosealeaderwhowillspeak tousontheworldwide

VotingIdentificationAndConsistentVotingLawsEssay

ViolentConvictedFelonsfromVoting5ConclusionsandRecommendations5References5IntroductionThe purposeofthisrecommendationreportistorecommendthebestpracticeforvoteridentificationandconsistent votinglawsintheUnitedStates.TheaudienceforthisreportincludesUnitedStatescitizens,USCongress,those aspiringtobecomeUSCitizensBasedonmyresearch,Irecommendthattheofficialsofthiscountrycome togethertocreateequalandstrictvotinglawstoensuretheintegrity...

Istronglybelievethatweshouldkeepthevotingageat18Attheageof18youareanadultandyouarecapable ofkeepingupwithpoliticsandmakingyourowndecisiononwhoyoubeleivewouldbethebestpresident. Changingthevotingageto16isdangerousbecuase16yearoldsareeasilyinfluencedIbelieveifwegave16year oldsthechancetovotetheywouldnotunderstandtheimportanceofvotinglikeanadultwould.Iknowpersonally thattheyoungeragerangedoesnotcareto...

ChangingTheVotingAge

votersactuallydidvoteItshouldbeourgoaltohaveahighervotingratelikeinBelgiumit'selgiblevotersareat 93%participation.Changingthelegalvotingagefromeighteentosixteenwon'tchangetheparticipationrate.I believethelegalvotingageofeighteenneedstostayhowitisbecauseyoungervotersalreadyhaveasmall outcomeofvotersandavoteryoungerthaneighteenisn'ttrulyanadult.Ifwechangethevotingagenowitwill onlyhurtthanhelpThereisonly38%ofyounger

TraditionalVotingInAmerica

seenmanyinstanceswheregroupswithinthepopulationfeltliketheirvotingrightsweren'tbeingrespected Americaasanationhasslightlyovercamethosestrugglesbutcurrentlytherearestillmanyobstaclesbetweenthe averagevoterandactuallycastingavoteManyproblemsincludelackoftime,lackofconvenience,lackof knowledge,andmore.Tocombatthiswehaveexploredthealternativestothetraditionalvotinginaboothmethod thatissopopular

ChangingVotingRestrictions

haveinyourgovernmentalsystem.Iftheyweretochangetherequirementsthenitwouldcausemassconfusionof electionday,itwouldbeerasingwhatsomepeoplefoughtfortoearntherighttovote,andthevotingrateislow enough.Oneofthemainreasonswhyweshouldnotchangethevotingrestrictionsitthatitwouldcausemass confusionwhenitcametoelectiondayElectiondayisalreadyhepticenoughwhenitcomestimefortheamerican peopletovotefortheirnextcommanderinchief.It...

ImportanceOfVotingInDemocracy

Mandatoryvotinghasbeenatopicofdebateindemocraticcountriessincethecreationofdemocraticrepublics themselvesVotingisacrucialpartofdemocracybecauseitdetermineswhowillbetheleadersofboththevoters andnonvoters.Itistherightofacitizentovote,butwhetherornotitistheresponsibilityremainsdisputed. However,votingmustbeperformedwithabasicunderstandingofpolicyandwhatittakesforsomeonetofitthe rolewhichtheyarerunningfor.Votingshouldnot...

VotingOfTheUnitedStates

ThroughoutthehistoryoftheUnitedStates,therighttovoteisoneofthemostimportantprivilegesandrights Americanshave.VotinghasalwaysbeenverysignificantinAmericabecausemanypeoplewerenotabletovote inthepast.Withmovements,bills,andprotestsmoreandmorepeopleearnedtherighttovote.Americahascome alongwayinthisdemocraticprocessHowever,votinginthe21stcenturyisnotasimportanttopeopleasitwas inthepast.LowvoterturnoutintheUnitedStatesisdueto...

VotingSystemFlaws

AlthoughIbelievethatthevotingsystemhasitsflaws,Istillconsidervotingasaveryimportantprivilegeanda responsibilitythatcitizensofeverydemocraticsocietyshouldembrace.Itisoneofthewayspeoplecould influenceachangeinthecountrythroughelectingtheleaderswhosharesimilarinterestsandviewswiththem Also,votinghelpspeopleexpresstheirstandoncertaindivisiveissues,notjustonelectingnewofficialsbutalso thelawsthataretackledintheirownstates

VotingDayAnalysis

holidayforvotingisnotanewidea.Asexpressedinpreviouspages,intherecentyears,theideahasbecome popularwithBernie'sBill,TheDemocracyDayActHowever,inadditionthereareahandfuloforganizationsand movementsthatarealsotryingtomakevotingdaybecomeaholiday.Surprisingly,RainnWilsoncreatedavideo portrayinghowantiquatedthelawssurroundingvotingdayare.ThevideoexplainswhyAmericavotesona Tuesdayandhowirrelevantitistostillpracticevotingonthat

VotingIsACentralRight

VotingisacentralrighttoeachAmericancitizen.Yourvoteisyourchancetobelistened,toholdchosenelected officialsresponsiblefortheiractionsandtohaveasayinvitalissuesthatinfluencesyourcommunityYoucan't haveaneffectivelyrundemocraticgovernmentwithoutthebackingandvotesofthecitizens.Votinggivesthe capacityforindividualstoexpresstheiropinionsabouttheadministrationEachvoteconsolesourmajorityrule governmentandmakesitstronger;wecan't...

TheImportanceOfVotingInAmerica

limitforvotingshouldbeIbelievethatloweringthevotingagewouldonlybenefitourcountryFirst,votingis somethingpeoplemaylookforwardtodoingaftertheireighteenthbirthday.Second,decreasingthelegalvoting agefromeighteentosixteencouldnotonlyincreasethenumberofvotersbutthiscouldalsobalanceoutthe percentagesofelderlyandyoungervotes.Third,Americahasoneofthelowestrankedvotingparticipation. Anotherreasonisloweringtheageforvotingwould...

LoweringTheVotingAge

Ibelieveweshouldkeepthevotingageat18andnotlowertheageto16Thefirstreasonisbecauseloweringthe votingagewoulddecreasethepercentage.Alsobyloweringtheagewoulddistracteveryonefromthereal problemThennotallyoungvotersareuptoknowledgeaboutvotingThesearethemainideaswhyibelieve votingshouldbekeptattheage18.Thefirstreasonisbyloweringtheagelimititwilllowerthepercentagemore thanitalreadyisIncreasing

ImportanceofVotingEssay

TheImportanceofVotingWiththeLongLines,thestressfulwaiting,andtheconstantquestionofaskingyourself "whyamIhere?"ongoinginyourheadmakesthewaitingtovotethemostexcitingthingever.Butwaitasideof that,thinkforasecondThisyeartherewerepeoplegoingtovoteevenwhenhurricanesandyhitpartsoftheir neighborhood,destroyedtheirhousesorfloodedseveralwaysforthemtogettotheirvotingstation,buttheystill votedThey'reispeoplewhowentto

hearpeoplesayingthatthey'regoingtovoteforsomeonetheydon'treallylike,becausehe/sheisthe'lesser-oftwo-evils'"(Ossipoff)ManytaketheUnitedStates'votingsystemwithan"itiswhatitis"attitude,assumingit couldbenobetter.Thisiscertainlynotthecase.TheUnitedStatesuseswhatisknownaspluralityvoting, meaningthecandidatewiththelargestpercentageofvoteswinsThisisalsoa"winner-takes-all"system,where losersoftheelectionreceivenorepresentation.This...

WhyIsVotingImportant

VotingisveryimportanttousAmericancitizensformanyreasons.Onereasonwhyvotingitsignificantisbecause itisourdutyasAmericansAllowingustovoteisgivingthecitizensavoiceforlawsandbillstobecomeillegal Also,votingletsusbeapartinmakingimportantdecisionswithinyourcommunityandourcountry.Itisanhonor forustovotebecausevotingcanbelifechangingVotingcomeswithmanyresponsibilities,andknowingyour issuesandrepresentatives.Whenitcomesto...

TheMandatoryVotingAge

TheProperVotingAgeRecently,therehasbeensomedebatewhetherthevotingageshouldbeloweredfrom18to 16,inanattempttoincreasevoterturnout.Yes,itmaysucceedinthatbutIbelievethemostimportantthing beyondvoterturnoutiseducatedvoting.Howmuchoftheagegroupof16and17yearoldsfollowpoliticsclosely enoughtomakeaneducateddecision?Manyyoungervotersareinfluencedbytheirparents;itwouldjust encouragepeopletohavemorechildrentogive...

saysthatif60%ofthepopulationisvotingforagovernmentthatisrepresenting100%ofthepopulation,youcan't reallycallthatatrulydemocraticallyelectedgovernmentanymore.Byhavingmorepeopletovote,wecanhavea governmentthatrepresentsourcountrythebestsinceeveryone'sopinionsareconsideredThiscanallowour countrytodevelopintoanevengreatercountry.ThespeakersuggeststhatCanadashouldintroducesomeformof mandatoryvotinglegislationtoencouragepeopletovote

TheProsAndConsOfVoting

Eversincethe2012presidentialElectionIwastoldbymyfather,"I'dratheryouvotefortheopposingpartythen notvoteatall"ThatiswhyIagreewithPatterson'spointregardingvoterapathyEvenifsomeoneisvotingfora candidatewhoeventuallymakesmistakesorswitchessidesonanimportanttopic,thatoutcomewasdictatedby peopleotherthantheprivelagedandpowerful.Theinherentideaofademocracyistoplacethedecision-making intothehandsofthegeneralpopulationThe

MaintainingTheVotingAge

MaintainingtheVotingAgeVotingalmostfeelslikeholdingthekeytothefutureWithonesingleballot,you're makingadifference.Loweringthevoteragewoulddecreasevoterturnout,incresetheamountofirresponsible voters,andcausestressinteens.Havingthevotingagesetto16woulddecresevoterturnout.Transportaionwould beanissuewithyoungervoters,becausesomestatesintheUSdon'tpermitalicenseuntiltheageof17The percentageofvotersages18-24...

VotingSynthesisEssay

Everypersonhasadifferentformofvotingsuchasthattheymayreadthepartiesplatformandattendtheirgiven debatesandmakeaninformativedecisionthatway.Thereareotherswhogothroughtherouteofparty identificationPartyidentificationiswhereyouarepartofacertainpoliticalpartyandyourloyaltyisgiventothat partywhichthereforeeffectsyourvote.Politicalpartiesserveasshortcutsforvotersbypeoplevotingfortheparty theyseebestfit.Therearepeople...

TheProsAndConsOfVoting

therefore,bearguingthatthesystemofcompulsoryvotinginademocraticcountrysuchasAustraliacomplements democracyratherthanreducingthefreedomsoftheelectorate.DimensionsofAustralianSocietyproposesthat "castingavoteforapoliticalpartyisoftenviewedasthemostimportantactinthedemocraticpoliticalprocess" (McAllisterandGraetz,1994,p.359).However,theauthoralsohighlightsthecontradictionembodiedin compulsoryvoting-"forcingpeopletobefree"(McAllisterand

VotingisahugeresponsibilityandanAmericanrightforbothmenandwomenwhoareeighteenyearsorolder Butsomepeoplethinkotherwiseonthissubject.Adolescentswanttohavetherighttovoteatayoungeragerather thanhavingtowaituntiltheyturneighteenChildrenundertheageofeighteendon'thavetheabilitytothinkfor themselvesandendupfollowingwhattheirparentssayanddoratherthantheirownopinions.Childrenalsoare normallynotawareofthingslikepoliticsand

VotingInAmericaEssay

IntheUnitedStates,votingisoneofthefewwayscitizenscanmakeastandfortheiropinionsandattemptreal change.Withtheoverwhelmingimportanceofvoting,itisverycrucialthatthereisalargevoterturnout.Ahuge waytoincreasethenumberofparticipatingvoters,wouldbetolowertheageofvotingfrom18,to16Itis estimatedthatintheyear2050,27%ofallvoterswillbeovertheageof65.Comparabletothestudyof technology,governmentandpoliticsisacontinually

TheImportanceOfVotingInTexas

in,whichisvoting.Surprisingly,onlytwenty-twopercentofTexansvote.Furthermore,Texasispositionedsecond tolastwiththelowestvotingrateThereexistplentyofreasonsTexashassuchaminimalvoterturnoutrateOne reasonmentionedintheTexasCivilHealthIndex"transpiresTexasdemographic"(Texas20).Inaddition,another reasonbefallsthatpeopleactuallybelievethattheirvotedoesn'tmatter.Finally,athirdreasonstandsthatpeople ensueuneducatedVotingwilltransform

VotingisarightthatallAmericancitizensarefreetotakepartin,butmanydonotSomefeellikevotingisacivic dutyandthepeoplewhodonotvoteareselfishandignoranttotheinstitutionsofliberty.Forthemillionsofnonvotingcitizenstheyfeeltheyhavenoobligationtovote,becausevotingdoesnotchangeanything,especiallyif votinginacorruptsystem."Ifvotingchangedanything,they'dmakeitillegal."(EmmaGoldman).Manypeople thatarenotnearlyaswelleducated

VotingInTheUnitedStates

InAmericanhistory,votinghasbeenadirectinvolvementofthepublicwiththegovernment.Patternsbasedonthe structureofvotinghaveemergedtodemographicallysectionthevotingpopulation.Scholarshavefoundthatthese votingpatternscanbefollowedbystudyingthepoliticalactivityofdifferentreligiousgroupsFromthe1960sto ourmostrecentelections,votingpatternsamongthesegroupshavefluctuatedaswellasstayedconstant.The reasonforsuchchanges,orlackthereof,can

FinalVotingPatterns

DatausedforthistermpaperwasobtainedfromHoughtonMifflinCompanythroughthe1996Voter'sDataSet foundaspartoftheCrosstabspackageThedependentvariable(rows)Ichosetohighlightthe1996US presidentialelectionvotingpatternwastheFinalVotingChoice.Theindependentvariables(columns)Ichose werepersonaltraitssuchaseducation,income,age,religiousaffiliations,race,andgender.Thedatamade availablebytheCrosstabsprogramwascompiledinastatisticallyscientific

ThefinalthingtolookatintermsofpartycompetitioninTexasisstraight-ticketvotingBetween1978and1996 themaintwo-partycompetitionbetweenstraight-ticketvoterswasintheBig6counties,althoughsomeofthe suburbsweretowardsaone-partydirection(Thornburn208).Ontheotherhand,since1998,theRepublican'sonepartydominancehasledthemtogainmostofthestraight-ticketvotersacrossthestateThebiggestfluctuations havehappenedinthestate'sBig6countiesbetween...

IsVotingForYoungPeople?

PopularamericanclothingcompanyUrbanOutfittersdistributedaT-shirtprintedwiththeslogan"VotingIsFor OldPeople,"in2004sparkingadiscussioninMartinP.Wattenberg'stext"IsVotingForYoungPeople?,"in whichheexpressestheabsenceofyoungvotersinelectionpollsandlackpoliticalinvolvementintheUnited StatesofAmericanandotherestablisheddemocraciesInhis2011thirdeditionofhisbookhecompilesand explainsthemanyvariablesattainedinunderstandingthispeculiar...

IdentificationInVoting

thinkthatvotersshouldpresentaformofidentificationwhenvotingnomatterwhatIfpeoplewerenotrequiredto haveaformofidentificationwhenvotingthananyone,citizenornotwouldbeabletovote.Alsonothavingand IDwhenvotingcouldbecomeadvantageousforeitherRepublicansorDemocratsWeshowsomeformof identificationforsmallerreasons,Idon'tseethepositiveoutcomes,ifanyofnotshowinganID.whenvoting.For aslongasIcanrememberIdentificationshavebeenused...

VotingAge16

VOTINGAT16?Neglectedforageneration,atroublesomepoliticalquestionisback:whenshouldyoungpeople beabletovoteforcandidatesinelections?ConservativepeerLordLucasofCrudwellandDingwallrecently tabledaPrivateMembersBillintheLords.Itproposedavotingageof16.Andthisweek,forthefirsttime,a nationalcoalitionhasbeenlaunchedattheHousesofParliament.TheVotesat16Campaignisbackedbyawide rangeofgroups–fromtheNationalBlackYouthForumand

BrokenVotingSystem

ThetopicoftheUnitedStatesofAmericaandthebrokenvotingsystemswithinisquiteanextensiveone,aswell asonethatdeservestobecoveredinmuchmoredepthanddetailthanasimpleessay/speechcangiveAlthough, onthatnote,Ishallattempttoconsolidateanddeliversomeofthemanydetailsonwhythissystemissobroken,as wellaswhyitshouldbefixed,andsomeproposedwaysofdoingsoFirst,Ishallcoverthetopicofwhythe systemdoesn'tworkandthemanyflawsthatriddle...

VotingRightsEssay

ProtectingtheVoteIsvotingimportanttoyou?Asamemberofthemostinfluentialdemocracyintheworldit shouldbeVotingintheUnitedStatesmattersenoughtosomecitizensthattheyhavethrowntheirlivesinto makingittotheballotbox.OneofthosepeopleisCongressmanJohnLewis.AsayoungmanLewiswasaleader ofthe1960'sfightforAfricanAmericanvotingrightsInthethirdvolumeofhisgraphicnovelMarch,Lewis,with coauthorAndrewAydinandillustratorNatePowell,documents...

andvoteforwhattheywantandbelieveinVotingisaconstitutionalrightinwhichallAmericancitizenshave suchasmyparents.Myparentsvoteinwhattheybelieveinandmymomisevenapoliticiansopeoplevotefor herIt'simportanttovotebecausewecanexpressouropinionsanditcouldchangeourfutureOpinion,everyone usesitfromthepresidenttoanaveragejoe,sowhatisoneofthebestwaystovoiceyouropinion,voting.You votebecauseyouwanttoexpresswhatshould