Increased Voter Registration System

The voting rate in America has been very low the past few elections. There are many reasons people feel that people aren’t going to the polls to vote. For example so people believe that its because the people running for positions of power aren’t the the best so nobody votes. Other people believe that its or right as Americans to go to the polls on election day. Forcing People to go vote on election day is not democratic because we are given the freedom to do what we want.

Voting has been a core part of our government since the very beginning, however, many citizens chose not to take part in this essential participation. To prevent any one person from gaining too much power voting was put in place as well as checks and balances in the system by the founding fathers. While not everything is decided by voting because our government is a Constitutional Republic, voting is by far the most important way a citizen can participate in the government. Therefore, it’s baffling that people chose not to vote. As Franklin D. Roosevelt said, “Nobody will ever deprive the American people of the right to vote except the American people themselves and the only way they could do this is by not voting.” While we can all agree that voting is important there is a debate on whether it should be mandatory. Voting should be an optional but important way to participate in the government.

Getting to polling locations can be a hassle, especially for the disabled, the sick, and people without transportation. In addition, voting becomes even more difficult for

Voting has not always been as easy as it is today. It is interesting to examine how far America has progressed in its process of allowing different types of people to be able to vote. Voting was once aimed at a particular group of people, which were white males that owned their own property. Today, most people over the age of eighteen can vote, except for the mentally incompetent or people who have been convicted of major felonies in some states. The decline of voter participation has always been a debate in the public arena. According to McDonald and Popkin, it is “the most important, most familiar, most analyzed, and most conjectured trend in recent American political history (2001, 963)” The question is, how important is voter

One alternative voting procedure that will alleviate the lack of voter participation is proportional representation (PR). Through the implementation of a PR system, the voice of more American voters can be heard-and a more representative government created. The exorbitant amount of wasted votes that exist under today's system will be greatly reduced. The lower threshold of votes needed to elect a candidate under PR will allow smaller groups to elect representative officials more in tune with their political philosophy without the having to constitute the majority of the voting body. This also translates into the vote of each person carrying a greater weight, thus giving that person more of an incentive to become involved in the political process. By providing a greater number of people voting incentives, paired with the increased likelihood that third-party candidates can be voted in, PR insures a more representative government that will better serve the American people.

Since the turn of the twenty first century, in Canada voter turnout has made a significant and consecutive decline. In the last five federal elections on average only sixty-one per cent of eligible voters voted. If each eligible citizen voted in an election the government would be on par with the primary interests of the people. The easiest way to achieve this objective is by implementing a compulsory voting system. Mandatory voting systems are appealing because all citizens are affected by decisions made by the government, so it makes sense to have all those affected apart of the election process. As a result, the voting results would be more representative of the country and that would lead to an increase of stability and legitimacy.

b.) Both Motor voter laws and Photo identification laws do not stimulate voter turnout in United State’s elections. Passed by Congress in 1993, Motor voter laws allow people to register to vote when applying for a for a drivers license. In addition, the laws provide disabled people with public assistance for voter registration fees and permit registration via mail. The passage of the laws was intended to make voter registration easier in order to encourage voter registration. While the

Texas is known to have the lowest levels of voting participation in the nation. Numerous factors play a role in the voting inactivity within the state. For instance, some citizens may feel as if their ballot does not have any significance. Others may not have any interest in politics due to the lack of education on the subject or solidarity on issues within the political climate. In addition, age group or income can also be an effect. Citizens exercising their suffrage is important due to the interdependent relationship with our government. To increase voting participation and protect individual’s right to suffrage, there should be the establishment of practice in civic responsibilities and automatic registration, more in-depth teaching of

States created voter to laws help their citizens to participated easily during the election by casting their vote. The essay will contrast and compare Pennsylvania and North Dakota voter’s law, their eligibility requirements, their absentee ballot and more.

In Arizona, the voter registration system was confusing which resulted in tens of thousands of people who thought they are registered to vote were disenfranchised when they try to vote. It was a way for Arizona to enforce the proof of citizenship requirement. If an individual in Arizona wanted to vote both state and federal elections, the individual must provide specific documents such as a birth certificate to prove citizenship. Such “political disenfranchisement” (Chavez-Garcia 550) was seen by the Supreme Court and held that Arizona cannot add a document to prove citizenship in federal elections which every state has to accept the federal form. This “dual registration system” is designed to deprive registration for eligible soon to be voters

The U.S Constitution gives the states considerable latitude in the way of conducting elections. The American citizens have many opportunities to vote. However, a turnout in American elections has dramatically decreased over the past several decades. In order to address this issue, majority of states have allowed absentee voting reforms. These convenient reforms are thought to increase the voter turnout in the elections, as well as to reduce administrative costs.

Recently state and federal legislators have been discussing voter identification laws, also known as voter ID laws. This issue is controversial because it can lead states to deny voters a vote without an approved ID. On one hand, some supporters of ID laws argue that these laws are preventing criminals from committing fraud. From this perspective, the laws are protecting the value of a vote and what it means to actually participate in an election vote. On the other hand, however, people argue that by placing the restriction on voting it is impeding the people constitutional rights much like a poll tax. Opponents also claim that by enforcing an ID law it is creating a poll tax similar to the ones created to prevent the African American people from voting. A poll tax is a specific amount a person is charged before being able to place a vote; the comparison between a poll tax and a driver’s license fee is like comparing apples and oranges, when getting a driver’s license a person is using their license as their main form of ID. Poll taxes were outlaw in the 1960s by the 24th amendment.

An upcoming voter registration drive event held by the Supervisor of Election for Pinellas County in central Florida is catching a lot of flack by Democrat groups and the head of the Democratic party of Pinellas Country.

The process for registering to vote is a fairly simple one, particularly if the intended voter has access to

Based on the research I’ve done so far, I am not able to determine as of yet if my hypothesis is accurate. However, I did identify some key indicators on how reputation and voter registration is a major factor on social media. I also notice after my interview with Katie Harbath that Facebook is working to develop engaging tools for voter registration.