I completely agree with you, Zeke. Low voter turnout is definitely a problem since it doesn’t represent all citizens. Americans today do not realize how much freedom they have as an American citizen. Also, if citizens don’t want to participate in elections then they should not complain about the outcome.…
The electoral system could be one of the elements as well. Due to the winner take all system, voters are more likely not to vote if the outcome is pretty much predictable or the election is dominated by one candidate in the state. Elections in the United States are held on Tuesday, which is a working day. Working class might not be available to vote on this working day so the turnout is further reduced. The voter-suppression campaigns discourage low income, less educated and working-class Americans to…
Voter turnout in Texas is among the lowest in the nation. Age, education, demographics, gender, race, and wealth are just a few key factors put into play when researching why people choose not to vote. There are many things that can be done to increase the voter turnout in Texas as well as many reasons as to why it is so important for citizens to vote in national, state, and local elections. Age is an important factor in voter turnout. Younger adults are less likely to vote while older adults are more likely to vote.…
We the People can vote out the System and your vote will for sure count. I think engaging in the political process is not all about voting but practicing our rights from past rights to near future rights, especially; with the different Presidents, we will have. Hamilton’s ideas from the Federalist Paper 68, was towards building the Electoral College by entrusting a person making commitments to help and defend the country. He wanted to appoint someone with intense ideas and a great strategy to move the country forward, away from any potential dangers. By doing this, he had to select certain electors which in his time there weren’t as many states.…
The majority of the youth in California have not been active and turning out to vote, while the state and county elections greatly affects them. Elections and votes result into what the future of California will look like and its citizens, which is the youth’s and college student’s future as well. The question I aim to research and write on is, why not turnout to vote if they care about their personal future in California? There is a large population of youth and college students in California, while the voter turnout in elections continues to decline rather than increase. I aim to research this puzzling question and make an argument on this phenomenon.…
Our current representative democracy gives citizens the right to vote under a free electoral system. Frequently seen as right rather than an obligation, not all citizens take part in the election. Therefore, not making an appearance can dramatically effect our political system causing an unfair election. Other countries to avoid unfair democracy have obtained for compulsory voting; eg. Brazil, Australia and Austria.…
A lot of people are busy carrying on with their daily lives, like taking care of their families, duties and responsibilities outside of work. They rather spend their free time with family and loved ones, or just relaxing after work than vote. This is especially true for adults living in the city, as it takes longer to travel from one place to another. Many adult people feel like their votes do not matter. They might hear about candidates…
Making people vote is ruining our already weak name of the "Land of the Free". We have many laws, regulations, and rules, the last thing we need is for our people to lose even more of their freedom. We have our right to vote, and it is our choice, as soon as it becomes an obligation it is no longer a right, and restrains us. Not only do we lose our rights, we lose our time. Compulsory voting would make many people have to make their already busy schedules even busier.…
In the 2011 Canadian federal election, voter turnout was a disappointing 61.1% according to Elections Canada records; this was the second lowest recorded turnout in Canadian history. The introduction of the Fair Elections Act (Bill C-23) will likely drive this percentage even lower. Bill C-23 is a controversial Bill that makes significant changes to federal election policies in Canada. Harry Neufeld, an independent election consultant, argues that, contrary to its title, the Act is undemocratic and aids the party in power. The Fair Elections Act has altered our federal election system for the worse.…
One push of a button is all that it takes to cast a vote. The act of voting is such a menial task, yet we (the Millennial generation) continue to neglect the election polls. The question remains, why do Millennials refuse to vote? Perhaps the answer lies in the notion that voting is an ineffective method to solve political issues. An overwhelming majority of us would argue that there are alternative forms of political action that exist which are more effective than voting.…
Consequently, not voting would result in a fine or even possible jail time. Although voting is important, citizens should not be punished for choosing not to do so. Mandatory voting laws should not be implemented in the United States because it is unconstitutional, there would be…
The low voter turnout is causing the U.S. to be less of a democracy every day. Many people will say that a democracy only means people have the right to vote, and everyone does have the right to vote in the United States. But a democracy means much more. If people are not voting then the Nation is not being run by its people, because the majority of the people are not putting in their say. This is true because if a president wins by 51% but the voter turnout was only 40%, then only 21% of the nation approves of the president.…
There are multiple causes for concern regarding voting within this country. Our electoral system has a majoritarian rule system. This basically means that “Majoritarian Rule is a winner take all system; the party that obtains more votes wins under majority rules. On the other hand, proportional representation results in a more balanced sharing of political power” (Kartal, 2015). According to CNN, only 55.4% of all eligible voters turned out to vote in the last presidential election that is still technically being settled.…
So in any case where we do not act on or use that right in an attempt to steer our great nation into a direction which is fair for all, it might spell trouble for all. Not voting can lead to great injustice such as bribes being accepted in turn for election of corrupt officials. As many of the issues we face as a consequences of low voter turnout become vivid in local elections. In many presidential elections, numerous Americans have found themselves compromising their views and voting not for the candidate with whom they resonate best, but rather for the candidate who they dislike the least. The people less people voting for candidates indicates less people knowing what government…
USA Today ran a poll in 2012 and asked Americans what they thought about politics in America. Their top results were: “Nothing ever gets done; it’s a bunch of empty promises” (59%), “It is so corrupt” (54%), “There’s not a dime’s worth of difference between Democrats and Republicans” (42%), “It doesn’t make much difference in my life” (37%). These poll results show some of the reasons why Americans don’t vote. Americans may feel that their vote will not make a difference as others may just follow a majority. Others will also feel that the politicians will make promises about what they will do when they get elected and simply not keep those promises or not act on them.…