Voting age

First World War, when voting was not compulsory, there was a significant drop of the number of people who voted. Political Parties were concerned towards this issue so they decided to do something about it. In 1924 voting was introduced for national elections in Australia. It took till 1984 for enrolment and voting to be made compulsory for all eligible voters. Electors who do not vote at a state election will be fined. The following years several states across Australia made voting compulsory.…

spikes around presidential elections. Why are people not voting and is it really affecting outcome? People of certain ages, gender, ethnicity, and education have a tendency to vote in a certain way that makes the two party system struggle for equal standing. As a general rule voting rates are higher during presidential elections than in congressional elections. An example in the 2014 congressional election had about forty-two percent of the voting populace active and in the 2012 presidential…

recent years, the voting process has become more difficult, with the proliferation of voting ID laws throughout the United States and the shortening of early voting periods. These laws have been aimed at curbing voting fraud, but they have instead limited many Americans from participating in the sacred American principle of voting. Many believe that these laws not only infringes upon one’s political freedom, but on political equality for all citizens. To prevent the increased voting…

Voting percentages of young adults in Canada has been on a gradual decline for the past 30 years, as shown in “Samara: Message Not Delivered”, reaching an all time low during the 2011 Federal Election. Youth voting has seen a decrease in volume due to reasons such as political leaders failing to contact young adults during key electoral times, young adults perceiving that politics are irrelevant to them, and in British Columbia, for example, registering to be eligible to vote in the Provincial…

order to be allowed to vote. However, some people argue that the law would suppress the voter turnout because it would restrict some groups of people from voting. Question regarding are also raised about how much power states have in the regulation of election, especially considering the fact that federal standard have broader law such as the Voting Rights Act and relevant constitutional provisions. When we look at the voter I.D Law we have to look at how the law came to be. In 2011, the…

Compulsory voting attendance has been proposed in the literature. Some non-democratic regimes have used the technique. But democratic countries like The Netherlands have also. Some see low turnout on election as an indication that those not voting are satisfied with government in general. American non-voters however tend to be less satisfied with their democracy. Some suggest, the ultimate outcome of an election may not get affected. Compulsory voting will reduce the socioeconomic status voting…

concept of this literature review is to test whether age has an impact on vote. In order to gain an insight on how age affects turnout rates, scholars have to consider several factors. For example; voters’ needs, values, experience, party identification, the voting system, ideological dimensions and the theory of market segmentation. These factors correlate with age and inevitably have an impact on vote. It is understood that individuals of all age categories in the United Kingdom have…

What is the Texas’ Picture ID Law? The Texas’ Picture ID Law is to propose a legal measure to prevent illegal voting. There are several different forms of identification. According to Vote Texas, Texans can used their “driver license, election identification certificate, personal identification card, license to carry a handgun, military identification card containing the person’s photo, citizenship certificate with photo, and United States passport”. If someone does not have a photo…

Young people have become more cynical about American politics; many citizens under 30 with whom I have spoken feel that the system is biased, their voice does not count, and they do not bother voting because of this sentiment. Others say they do not know how to register to vote, or that they have the option to vote from their college or university away from home with a mail-in ballot. I think programs like TurboVote will push more students to…

People in America have been arguing over compulsory voting for some time. Forcing people to vote seems to be the solution when there is consistently a low turn out for voting. The right to vote in America is a privilege that has been fought for and should not be taken for granted. There are many factors that go into compulsory voting which can be good or bad. Although there are people who will argue otherwise, voting should not be compulsory in America. First, some people may say that forcing…