Voting

Every November, hoards of Americans flock to libraries, schools, and other voting sites across the nation to cast their ballots. They wait in long lines for hours just to have a say in who becomes our next president. However, individually, their votes don’t actually count! Why? In the United States, our presidential race is decided by the Electoral College, a group of 538 representatives, or electors, from each state. A number of electoral votes is granted to each state, and individual states…

Followed by Ted Cruz receive over $60 million in funding from outside money. As of 2016, there are 2,281 super PACs and have raised $707 million dollars (OpenSecret). The rapid increase in the amount of outside spending by super PACs is bad news for voting Americans. More and more corporations are joining the political feeding frenzy created by the Supreme Court ruling in 2010. The steady growth in the number of lobbyists means more and more influence of the corporate agenda over politicians,…

citizen’s role in it. Democracy is about people participating and helping with the decisions on how the country is ran, but it does not necessarily require all of the people to participate as the country has just been working with a portion of the voting eligible population participating in elections and other activities. Some other misconceptions that were also cleared up I think are just how democratic some of our government institutions and even the constitution are as we tend to very high…

turnout”(http://www.dailydot.com/via/election-day-holiday-too-poor-to-vote/). While this hypothesis could be proved by simply looking at the voter turnout in the other countries that have already implemented paid time off to vote, or have declared voting day as a national holiday, results could be readily available within the United States shortly after election days. Notably, these countries are extremely similar to the United States and…

This has been a recurring complication effecting our democracy because even though our country provides those with a great opportunity to use their voice and vote, many still chose not to. Many political scientists, government officials, and regular-voting citizens are frustrated at the minimal turnouts by the people, sometimes nationally ranging as low as approximately 50 percent. That’s only half the eligible voter population deciding the near future of our country, which to me is maddening.…

very little about their Presidential Candidates. I feel that America should do more research about their candidates and get to know more about who they are going to be voting for. Americans should be comparing and contrasting values, beliefs and many other factors between candidates and know who or what it is that they are really voting for. Bernie Sanders and Donald Trump share many beliefs and have much in common. Some of the following things that these two presidential candidates have in…

Cameron Nolet Mrs. Blackburn British Literature 12 November 2016 Election Fraud may be Over Exaggerated The definition of voter fraud is the illegal interference with the process of an election. Looking at the history in the United States it does reflect periods of time where different forms of election fraud took place. It seems that over the past two decades during every major election cycle at least one of the candidates will bring up the issue of possible election fraud. In particular…

require citizens to provide proof of identification by some form of issued photo identification. This was due to the excessive amount of fraudulent voting, and in 2011 this policy had come to pass under the Texas legislature. Throughout its review this law encountered many controversies on whether or not this policy would create any disruption in the voting system, the determining factor that concluded its success could be credited to Supreme Court case Shelby County v. Holder ruling in favor of…

They questioned the candidates repeatedly regarding serious modern-day concerns. Even though I’m not of age to vote, I am proud of my fellow peers taking control of their voting rights. We aren’t taking this presidential campaign election lightly. We are taking action in voting and letting the candidates know we do have a voice and we're an important part of America. In order for us, as a “minority,” to be taken seriously, we have to get involved in politics, vote, and not…

people. There was great bloodshed. (Book of Mormon, Alma 2:1-38). This is a true story, and sadly history may repeat itself. Voting choices have consequences and voters are accountable for their vote. One must believe that they have an option, an opportunity to choose a candidate who reflects their values. As voters we must study the candidates and issues, realize that voting for the lesser of two evils…