Voting

Requiring photo identification to vote does not suppress voter turnout; instead it protects the integrity of elections. Shirley Jackson Lee argues that it suppresses voter turnout, however, I agree with Hans von Spakovsky’s stance that it protects the integrity because he makes a plethora of valid points. Requiring photo identification is a measure that is necessary to keep elections just and overturning this policy could lead to many issues in future elections. The need for photo…

eliminating clear choices.” Within these advantages and disadvantages throughout Texas, people start to see of it is actually worth taking day out of their own busy life to vote. This is also one of the main reasons of why the voting turnouts have been lowering each and every year that voting has turned…

Lastly, as a result of confronting the issues surrounding voting rights, I would like to discuss Aboriginal electoral participation in Canada to represent the impact these organizations confrontations have had on Indigenous communities. It is no surprise that voter turnout among Aboriginal Canadians is lower than among non-Aboriginal Canadians. Upon researching surveys conducted with Aboriginal and non-Aboriginal electors following the last four Canadian federal elections there are reasons for…

president with their campaign. When people vote at churches or schools or other public areas, these votes rarely matter. These votes influence the electoral college, which are the real votes that decide the next President. The electoral college is a voting system where a group of people from each state cast their votes for the whole state based on popular majority. Some people want the electoral college abolished, but it should not be. The electoral college it is an efficient way to pick the…

The battle when I'm President On March 11, 2016 in Dubuque, Iowa the voting for president was taking place. Dubuque was the only place that was left to take the votes. Two people were trying to get others to vote for them. Dakota is my couisn. One of them was Dakota and the other one was me. Dakota was trying 19 and I was 13 but we were young enough to run for president of the U.S.A because the age to run for president was dropped to 13 and older. So far Dakota had the most votes. He had 100…

Vast amounts of voters have been turned away due to not having the “sufficient identification” to appease the polling workers. In Texas alone, nearly 1.4 million people were disenfranchised by the new voting laws (Rhodan 1). It is baffling that the disenfranchisement of millions is noted as a worthy and justifiable result of “solving” a problem that does not exist. Not only are people being denied the right to vote, but they are also being purged off…

decided based upon the votes of the majority, rather by the electoral votes won by each candidate. Despite the differences in the micro and macro level elections, citizens have begun to take greater notice in the laws that govern elections and the voting process, as the belief that the voice of the individual is overshadowed by the power of policy makers is permeating society.…

low populations because of the voting power of small states given to them by the College. It allows these states to become more monumental deciders in the race for the Presidency. As well as allowing all voters to have a say, the College balances the size of large populations by distributing their votes more evenly than the population. It balances large Democratic populations, such as the states of New York, California, Washington, and Illinois. by reducing their voting power. Together, these…

Through voting, an individual can feel both powerful, and capable of shaping their community, country, and world. Because a person can express their preference when voting, the decision a voter makes can help to direct or elect a group or person who supports their beliefs. In our government, there are two major parties, and a plethora of smaller parties. However, because a person may not always agree with either of the major parties, they still have the option of siding with the smaller parties.…

While the opposition states that women have and are being treated fairly in government, there is evidence both historically and currently that shows voting suppression and underrepresentation of women in government. According to Britannica, an educational online encyclopedia, in 1920, Congress passed the 19th amendment, which states “The right of citizens of the United States to vote shall not be denied or abridged by the United States or by any State on account of sex.”. Ever since women were…