Voting

How can voting turnout become higher in the United States? A question that is constantly raised by the Government and the Election Administrators in their effort to increase the citizens ' participation in democracy. There are different factors such as age, income, education, and culture that can directly affect the interest in politics and consequently the voters ' turnouts. For instance, in the article "For Every 10 U.S. Adults, Six Vote and Four Don’t. What Separates Them?"The New York Times…

Word Count: 2500 Is compulsory voting illiberal? If so, why? If not, why not? This essay argues that enforcing compulsory voting (CV) is illiberal according to Rawlsian political liberalism. To begin with, it gives Rawls’ account of the terms ‘liberal’ and ‘illiberal’. It explains why a liberal state must provide and protect citizens’ basic liberties, including their right to vote. It then argues that enforcing CV constitutes a restriction on citizens’ liberty. It argues that this in itself does…

Third-Party Voting Is Not An Option More than any election before, voters want a viable third-party candidate. We have third-party candidates, of course, but none of them are going to win. The system of government we have set up completely blocks any third-party candidate from even having a chance of winning. Even candidates that aren’t a third party candidate and win the majority vote, Al Gore, for example, aren’t guaranteed to win. In 2000, Al Gore won the majority vote for most states, but…

The most interesting detail I learned from the books is that a candidate being able to connect with voters is one of the most important things a candidate must do to win the presidency. It can be seen in the 1992 election as Clinton was able to connect with people and make them believe that change was possible. Bush in this election was unable to connect and so even though he was president when the Berlin Wall and the Soviet Union fell, he was unable to win the presidency. I believe this…

Voting: a Right or a Requirement? Although only 60% of eligible voters vote, voting should be an option rather than a mandatory task. People have their reasons for voting and not voting, and they should be the ones to decide whether they want to or not, rather than forcing someone who isn’t educated in politics to vote, which could completely change the outcome of an election. Compulsory voting would be a bad idea as it would alter the results negatively by causing people who don’t care about…

the majority who participate”. Voting is the most important and fundamental form of participation that a citizen undertakes in a democratic government. In 2004 AGIA commissioned a series of get out and vote posters and advertisements to remind voters of this responsibility. One advertisement entitled “Get Out The Vote: Voting Is Sexy” highlights a photograph of a sexy pair of woman’s legs in a voting booth along with typed print expressing the idea that voting is sexy and the viewer of the…

Tuesday, November 8, 2016, Election Day is getting closer yet there are still so many uninformed people voting. People who are not informed about the candidates’ political views, knowledge and plans for the future of the country should not vote. These people, who either vote by popularity, charisma, or even wealth, to choose a candidate they know nothing about, put the nation’s future at risk. Citizens who vote uninformed are signing a contract without even reading it’s terms and conditions.…

I believe the voting age should decrease from where its been for many years, at 18 years of age, to 16 years of age. I believe in equal representation as much as any american, but I believe the two year age diference could show marginal results. This is one of those policies that may work well in other countries, but in the United States the majority of the young adult population doesn't pay attention to politics, they're too busy with highschool, part time jobs, or any social activity.…

Mandatory voting is a poignant subject that would change the political map of the United States. Theodore Roosevelt once said, "A vote is like a rifle; its usefulness depends upon the character of the user." In the most recent 2014 midterm elections, voter turnout rates were at their lowest since 1942, with less than 37% of the eligible population making it to the polls. People with higher political education should be focusing on educating the people as a whole, rather than forcing people to…

the right to vote in the local and national election. Today, this country has come a long way in voting rights and any eligible adult can vote if they meet some basic requirements. Looking specifically at Alaska, an individual has voting rights if they are: 1) a U.S. Citizen; 2) a resident in Alaska 30 days before an election; 3) 18 years or older; 4) not convicted felon or a convicted felon with voting rights restored; and 5) not registered to vote in another state. If a person meets these…