Low Voter Registration

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

With key aspects of the Voting Rights Act being returned to the regulation of the state governments, there has been a trend of the defunding and stricter rules directed toward voting registration drives. These drives have long been problematic with the concepts of “priming” and “fraud” being discussed in relation to their existence, but they have played a huge role in the outreach program to increase overall voter turnout. There have been arguments that they decrease the urgency of the vote which has also been applied to early voting periods and Election Day Registration acts, but they succeeded in increasing the voter turnout rate overall and decreasing the wait lines at the poll, bringing forth the question as to why voting urgency would be a necessity in the process of the vote. Since the changes to the VRA, many states have gone forth to defund these drives, seeing them as having no purpose and being a waste of money. Many states that kept the drives added strict regulations. These include not allowing blank registration

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.

Some examples of restrictive voting laws include These new restrictions ranged from cuts to early voting to burdens on voter registration to strict voter ID requirements ("Election 2016”). Along with these restrictions, the Supreme Court ruled that states with the longest histories of voting discrimination no longer needed to approve their voting changes with the federal government (Berman). This ruling allowed states to discriminate and make it harder for other ethnicities to vote, which would affect voter turnout. These voter restrictions are a violation of the constitution and against the belief of democracy in the U.S. The rebuff of Trump's hedging on accepting the election results – 65 percent of Americans in a recent poll disapproved of it, most of them strongly – shows that the commitment to democratic institutions and processes remains strong (Hemmer). Election day becoming a national holiday would prevent restrictive voting laws because it reiterates the importance of voting causing a huge turnout in the polls and if people are restricted from their right, they are more likely to fight for

With the current presidential elections approaching soon, there is plenty of political activity going on in our communities. Many people follow the presidential elections and listen to what these candidates have to say, however, there are other elections going on in our own communities that also have a big impact on us. We sometimes tend to forget about our local candidates and at times ignore what they have to offer for us. I, myself, am able to relate to this. I decided to take action and go out to a local community to do voter registration with the hope that people would not only register, but also go out on November 8 and vote.

Voting is one of the most important rights an American citizen has. If one meets the requirements of being an American citizen, and the age of 18 then he or she can vote. While the right to vote is available to a lot of individuals in the United States it is surprising to know that about 58.2% of Americans voted in last year's presidential election. So only little over of half of eligible voters voted. One might ask who makes up that 58 percent of Americans. By researching and analyzing data it seems that voter turnout can be categorized by state, race and gender.

Since the establishment of our great country, Americans utilized the ballot box as a freedom of expression. Voting is a basic right that many of us take for granted, some even viewing it as a “God given right.” As citizens, we expect the right to vote. Many oblivious to the fact that voting is a privilege that can be revoked. The process, commonly referred to as disenfranchisement, is the principle reason for my summary. Today more than ever, one of America's post-election concerns is voter turnout. Usually, the numbers are bleak, especially during local elections. As a society, we cannot afford to turn our back on one of the pillars of a democracy. If elected officials are to represent segments of voters, then people from all

Jane’s shift at the polling place was finished. She looked down in dismay at the large pile of undistributed “I Voted” stickers. Jane wondered how many people chose to stay home today, rather than cast their vote. Throughout her life, she was taught the importance of voting. It was what supported the ideals of our nation. America exists as a Democracy, meaning the government is run by the power of the people. Citizens are given the opportunity to say whom they want to run the country, by the simple task of showing up on election day, and marking their choice. However, it was evident as she was putting the unused stickers into the box that many people deviate from this civic duty.

In addition to that, understanding how voter ID laws may impact election results, will in return, contribute to the efforts that aim to understand the agenda behind the recent and rapid spread of such laws. Thus, if my results are what I think they will be then voter ID laws will be known for what they really are, an attempt at voter oppression. Moreover, there certainly are limitations to this research proposal. For instance, while this research should present some insight into the impact of voter ID laws, the fact remains that there is a limited number of election results that could demonstrate the true range of impact that voter ID laws have on voter turnout rates. Therefore, future research will be able to benefit from the increased volume of data on election results, and in return perhaps be able to build on the results of this study. In addition to that, since I have a short time window for this project, certain variables that might influence and also be contributing to lower voter turnouts will be left

On top of homework assignments, exams, and other events; this year, college students nationwide have another important task to worry about: voting for a new president. Not surprisingly, many students nationwide are still not voting. There are many reasons why they don’t vote, one being that they are not even registered to vote. The solution to this problem could be that we create a user friendly guide for students, showcasing the steps it takes to register to vote. Many will argue that simply registering to vote won’t drive someone to actually go out and vote, but it’s a step closer away from not voting at all.

National Voter Registration Day (NVRD) is the second largest organization that encourages voter registration through social media. In 2008, NVRD reported that six million Americans didn’t vote because they missed the voter registration deadline. NVRD use their website for online voter registration, share events, and provides general tool-kits for any social media platform. They engage and register voters by making the process easier to share and complete online. For Twitter, users can share tweets developed by NVRD to inform users Twitter friends about Voter Registration Day. They also provide social media graphics that are embedded with links to their website to educate eligible voters and mobilize volunteers.

The purpose of this recommendation report is to recommend the best practice for voter identification and consistent voting laws in the United States. The audience for this report includes United States citizens, US Congress, those aspiring to become US Citizens. Based on my research, I recommend that the officials of this country come together to create equal and strict voting laws to ensure the integrity of Presidential Elections.

The Motor Voter Act increased voter registration by mandating that every state offer voter registration when individuals get their drivers license or apply for welfare services. However, a noticeable increase in voter turnout did not occur. In order to increase voter turnout, similar to how registration increased, the actual voting system could be simplified and made easier for individuals. This way it doesn't seem like too much of a hassle.

Recently, some people seem to believe that lowering the voting age from eighteen to sixteen could help improve our voting system. However, for several reasons, this idea would only put a damper on our political system. As stated in the article, our only goal should be to higher our voter participation rate. Instead of including a younger age range, the author suggest we enforce mandatory voting among each American citizen. Many contries with the highest percentages of voters, are currently practicing this mandatory voting system.