Voting

government and all things it contains. However, they are yet to comprehend how their voting decision will be helpful to the nation. Many Americans perceive voting as optional however; one of the most significant privileges of American citizens is the right to vote. Because of that compulsory voting has been an argumentative issue in the United States. It is important to consider some of the pros…

these low turnouts, some people say that voting should be made compulsory. Compulsory, as defined by the Merriam-Webster dictionary, is, “required by a law or rule”. I think that voting should not be made compulsory because voting is a right, not a duty; there are alternatives that tackle the real causes of voter disengagement; and persuasion is more effective than coercion. When looking at this debate it is good to first look at this question: is voting a right or a duty? I truly…

described as an instant run-off voting process. (Hawaii 2011) This…

Voting Responsibility The citizens of Alberta will vote in a Provincial and a Federal election in a six month time span. This current political activity has sparked much discussion regarding low voter turnout, how it impacts the outcome of elections, and how to encourage greater participation in the democratic process. The countries of Australia and Bolivia have turned to compulsory voting in an attempt to increase voter participation. Mandatory voting in these countries carry penalties that…

The age for voting has been a discussion for a long time, it has changed to fit the views of the people and what they think is the idealistic age. Now the debate is whether it should be changed to a lower age than it is now. One thought is to change the age allowing you to vote to 16. In the past, the age was lowered from 21 to 18 during the second World War. The reasoning behind the switch was “old enough to fight, old enough to vote.” The men were being sent off to war for their country but…

people know, we as American citizens have the duty and right to vote. Voting is an important part of our world and it is what keeps our world in, somewhat, a stable manner. Although all Americans can vote, the United States requires that a person must be 18 years of age or older. There has been some discussion around our world about lowering the voting age to 13, which I agree that this is a terrible idea. Lowering the voting age to 13 would, in no way, be a good idea. How could we trust a…

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.…

The law was passed as a measure to prevent voting fraud.…

Voting is a very important part for american life. voting should not be lower do to the unwilling and unwanting of so many young teenager's today. lowing the age voting will only have negative outcomes for the states. Most young voter's will have more or better thing to set there mind to, like school, friends or family life. A lager amount of youger voters would most likey do not even know would be best for there country. If 38% of voters between the age of 18 - 24 voted in 2012 how much…

The Constitution is particularly vague on the issue of voting. Article I, Section 4 of the Constitution left the establishment of voting practice procedures and who is eligible to vote up to the individual states. A provision was made for Congress to alter the voting process if necessary (Justia, 2015). As an unintended result, suffrage was initially limited to white, male property holders. The Fifteenth Amendment addresses the rights of citizens to vote in two sections. The first section…