Disfranchisement is the taking away of voting rights. Disfranchisement may be accomplished explicitly by law or implicitly through requirements. In the USA the right to vote it can be taken away by place of residence (Washington D.C., Puerto Rico, and Denmark), by disability (access Issues1), and resulting from criminal conviction (many states intentionally retract the franchise from convicted felons, but differ as to when or if the franchise can be restoredi). Taking away the right to vote because of felony has an important impact on the largest racial minority: African-American2, who are not been represented because more than 5.3 million have relinquished their right to vote. Government can solve this problem by implementing solutions that
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Government would give them back their right to vote after term of incarceration so they can be incorporated in society again and the racial or ethnic minorities will be represented.
Another solution is simplify the voting by knowing how long will be in line using technology. Most of the people have now smartphones so they would use an app that can let them know the length of lines at polling places, and the location of these. There are many people who do not have enough time or have certain issue are not able to be in line for a long time, this app can help them to do this fast and efficient.
The last solution is implementing online voting for people unable to get to the polls, like people with physical, visual, mental disabilities, and elderly age. “Designing and implementing a reliable and accountable online voting system won’t be an easy task to do, because of a wide range of security flaws, inaccurate authentication measures, and a lack of publicly reviewed standards”, experts have concluded but it is something that Government can still be working
Government would give them back their right to vote after term of incarceration so they can be incorporated in society again and the racial or ethnic minorities will be represented.
Another solution is simplify the voting by knowing how long will be in line using technology. Most of the people have now smartphones so they would use an app that can let them know the length of lines at polling places, and the location of these. There are many people who do not have enough time or have certain issue are not able to be in line for a long time, this app can help them to do this fast and efficient.
The last solution is implementing online voting for people unable to get to the polls, like people with physical, visual, mental disabilities, and elderly age. “Designing and implementing a reliable and accountable online voting system won’t be an easy task to do, because of a wide range of security flaws, inaccurate authentication measures, and a lack of publicly reviewed standards”, experts have concluded but it is something that Government can still be working