Voter Observation Report

I participated in the voter’s registration drive which was on October 4th, 2016. The purpose of this drive was to encourage students of University of North Texas to participate in registering to vote in the upcoming presidential election which is taking place on November 8th, 2016. To accomplish this project, my group created a twitter account as a secondary socialization to reach out to students of University of North Texas encouraging and educating them on the importance of voting in the society. Polling, surveys and random sampling were used to show percentage of people who identified with a party and who were going to vote in the upcoming elections. In class, we talked about how polling are used to measure public opinions on important …show more content…
However, most people who were already registered to vote were democrats. Most of the people that were democrats were African Americans. This could be because of striking issues like growth of economy, racism culture, unemployment, and wanting their voice to be heard in the society. I also noticed that mostly African Americans and Whites were either already registered to vote or wanted to sign up to vote. There was a limited number of Asians and Hispanics who were registered to vote. These is because most Hispanics and Asians are not eligible to votes because they are …show more content…
The media such as Facebook, twitter, Instagram, snapchat could play a vital role in educating young adults on the importance of voting. It could also be used to search up information’s about past elections and future elections. Furthermore, more young males should participate in voting because their voice matters. Participating in free and open election is essential for a stable and strong democracy. However, people who participate in free and open elections determines who needs to be elected in the office. The elected official makes decisions that affects the public indirectly or directly. I think everyone who is eligible to vote should participate because it gives people the opportunity to voice out their opinions. People who are eligible to vote choose not to vote because they think that their vote will not make a difference in the election. To vote for a representative, people need to know certain information about the party and this requires time. Most Americans who are students, hard science major, working several jobs, taking care of families, and a busy social life are too busy to search up this information on the representative therefore they may decide not to