How can voting turnout become higher in the United States? A question that is constantly raised by the Government and the Election Administrators in their effort to increase the citizens ' participation in democracy. There are different factors such as age, income, education, and culture that can directly affect the interest in politics and consequently the voters ' turnouts. For instance, in the article "For Every 10 U.S. Adults, Six Vote and Four Don’t. What Separates Them?"The New York Times clearly explained concrete reasons that influence the voters ' involvement by stating that "individuals tend to be motivated by a combination of their priorities, their group culture, how competitive their state is, and how easy or hard it is to vote"
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Opponents agree that early voting and vote by mail might benefit turnout but can also encounter fraud incidents in the voting system. The Magazine National Review discussed the early voting fraud potential in the article " The trouble of Early Voting." In this article, according to Richard Smolka, an experienced election-newsletter publisher ,“You have a much larger proportion of votes being cast in an uncontrolled environment. The ballots are out there, and there’s nobody watching”(qtd. in Fund).With this statement, Smolka criticized and expressed the feelings of many election officials towards the fraud problem from unsupervised votes. The vote by mail ballots is the most criticized alternative since the voting action is being exercised in the house of the voters instead of a supervised site. this action is what creates many opponents insecure of this type of voting opportunities. Meanwhile, different voting alternatives start developing and gaining more popularity within the voters, many arguments for the ballots integrity continuously keep opposing these …show more content…
This option offers convenience especially to those citizens with particular conditions. The New York Times illustrated a statistical report in which was concluded that "Voting rates begin to fall when people reach their late 70s, as health and mobility obstacles make it harder to get to the polls" (Parlapiano and Pearce). For this reason, the disabled, the elderly and the ill are truly affected and have many difficulties assisting to a poll. For example, it is very complicated for someone that has a terminal disease to survive the long lines and the whole extended process of voting. As a result of this impediments, the vote by mail is a great option for them. It gives the opportunity to all citizens, no matter their condition or age, they can still participate and exercise their right to vote. The vote by mail is an alternative that even enhances the democracy system because it prevents any discrimination to specific groups that are unable to vote, and at the same time it increases the voters ' turnout. Moreover, another great advantage of early voting is the informed decision making that can be done in the voters ' houses. The voters have the opportunity to research each candidate, their agenda and expert opinions to make an educated vote. Consequently, the popularity of the vote by mail has increased
Opponents agree that early voting and vote by mail might benefit turnout but can also encounter fraud incidents in the voting system. The Magazine National Review discussed the early voting fraud potential in the article " The trouble of Early Voting." In this article, according to Richard Smolka, an experienced election-newsletter publisher ,“You have a much larger proportion of votes being cast in an uncontrolled environment. The ballots are out there, and there’s nobody watching”(qtd. in Fund).With this statement, Smolka criticized and expressed the feelings of many election officials towards the fraud problem from unsupervised votes. The vote by mail ballots is the most criticized alternative since the voting action is being exercised in the house of the voters instead of a supervised site. this action is what creates many opponents insecure of this type of voting opportunities. Meanwhile, different voting alternatives start developing and gaining more popularity within the voters, many arguments for the ballots integrity continuously keep opposing these …show more content…
This option offers convenience especially to those citizens with particular conditions. The New York Times illustrated a statistical report in which was concluded that "Voting rates begin to fall when people reach their late 70s, as health and mobility obstacles make it harder to get to the polls" (Parlapiano and Pearce). For this reason, the disabled, the elderly and the ill are truly affected and have many difficulties assisting to a poll. For example, it is very complicated for someone that has a terminal disease to survive the long lines and the whole extended process of voting. As a result of this impediments, the vote by mail is a great option for them. It gives the opportunity to all citizens, no matter their condition or age, they can still participate and exercise their right to vote. The vote by mail is an alternative that even enhances the democracy system because it prevents any discrimination to specific groups that are unable to vote, and at the same time it increases the voters ' turnout. Moreover, another great advantage of early voting is the informed decision making that can be done in the voters ' houses. The voters have the opportunity to research each candidate, their agenda and expert opinions to make an educated vote. Consequently, the popularity of the vote by mail has increased