There are so many reasons why a lot of people decide not to vote in elections, it is often debated why we should vote if it makes no difference to the outcome of the election. According to Science News for Students, 4 Reasons Why Many People Don’t Vote1, there are four reasons why people don’t vote in elections. First of all, the voter registration process takes a lot of work. Second of all, a lot of people are not well-informed on political topics. Third of all, a lot of different people have different beliefs so therefore, having two different political parties may not be enough for these people to express their political ideas, concerns, and beliefs. Finally, people decide not to vote because they are just not curious about community affairs going on in their area due to a lack of apathy. With these reasons for not voting in elections comes consequences such as: a candidate you didn’t want to win, won the election and most importantly you are taking your constitutional rights for granted. …show more content…
Election Assistance Commission (EAC)2, the requirements you need in order to vote are: you must be a U.S. citizen, you have to be 18 years old of age on the day of the election, you must intend to live in the state long-term, and you must meet state criminal record requirements. The next thing you need to do is fill out a National Mail Voter Registration Form and mail it in, you may register in person at designated locations in whatever state you are located at, or you can register online. A Pew Center study conducted in 20123, estimates that approximately 51,000,000 eligible citizens of the U.S. are unregistered which is at least 24% more than the registered citizens who are eligible. Some people find the registration process inconvenient so they decide not to
Today, every State requires that only one person who wants to vote must be able to satisfy qualifications based on three factors: (1) citizenship, (2) residence, and (3) age. Most States require United States citizenship in order to vote. Aliens
Americans are fortunate enough to have the right to vote, so we should take opportunity to be heard. “...many Americans do not vote” (Doc BE). Some Americans do not take the chance to vote. For example, “Since World War II, no presidential election has ever involved 65% or more of registered voters!” (Doc BE). Voting is important because, “People express their consent or disapproval in many different ways” (Doc BE).
There were many credentials in order to voting which were enforced in order to revoke voting rights to those on U.S. soil. Still today many things are required in order to vote in the United States such as: being a citizen of the United States, a legal resident of a state, at least 18 years old by Election Day, not disqualified from voting due to a court order and not under Department of Corrections supervision for a felony conviction. Throughout having the proper requirements to vote are very important and strict. Voting requirements are less harsh than previous history records show, being that they are very general and morally correct as the Supreme Court approve them with Congress created the requirements to voting.
Once may not get the president he or she elected for, or the laws they wanted passed, but the Republican and Democratic Parties all have one mindset: ‘Make America a better country.” Therefore, nothing can go wrong with voting. Voting is a privilege that everyone should exercise because there is no wrong decision; everything is mean for the good of the country.
America is a free country, and voting is an important part of that freedom. Unlike other countries where dictators and monarchs make decisions on behalf of the people, Americans get the right to decide who runs the country and what laws should govern the citizens. But even though voting is an important privilege, most Americans don 't vote.
Lastly, another reason people do not vote is simple; they are not educated. They don’t understand how the government system works. TCHI tells that “Texans were not aware about even voting” (Texas 21). Most Texans are not informed about what the politicians are offering either. This will result in an overwhelming feeling for whom they will be voting. This is why it is essential being informed and educated about
Many Americans don't vote because they think their vote doesn't count. This is a common excuse that's rooted in the belief that the Electoral College chooses the President, not the voters. In reality, the popular vote in
As politics and government becomes more complex and involved, more effort is required to keep up with and understand it. As a result, many Americans have lost touch with current events and happenings. Therefore, when election time rolls around, many people lack enough information to develop an educated opinion and support a candidate with their vote, so they just do not vote at all. This lack of information is also related to the belief that one vote will not matter. People believe that their vote will not count, and are therefore following the news less and becoming out of touch with public affairs and politics (Is the System Broken?”). This lack of information is also more strongly apparent among the younger voting population. When interviewed
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.
Obstacles to voting and the absent voting of pure independents are the reason of low turnout in the U.S. today, which may also have great influence both politically and legally. The voter turnout is the percentage of qualified voters who actually go to an election to cast a ballot. Overall, the voter turnout in America is low, with only between 51 and 57 percent of eligible voters going to polls in presidential elections from 2004 to 2012. The reason why America has such a low turnout is because of several obstacles in voting. The U.S. do not provide paid holiday for voters who are workers to vote or well-structured politics for different racial voters, other obstacles like advanced registration and absentee voting also make the voting more difficult for voters. The pure independents, who are unlike independent leaners or behaviour independents, are less well informed and less care about the election information and also definitely less likely to vote on the Election Day, they do not have any preference for any candidates or parties. As Hershey mentioned in his book,
The major reason why people don’t is because they feel like the people running for positions of power aren’t the best people to be the leader of our country. People feel that they shouldn’t waste there vote so they don’t vote. ‘In the 2008 US Presidential election, people sensed a new political star in Obama, someone who would make a difference, and voter turnout was the highest for forty year”. This goes to show that if there is someone that has the potential to be a good leader people will go out and vote because they have a reason
When I first thought about being able to vote I assumed that I would never participate. Politics and who run my country was never something I was, or thought I would be interested in. I didn’t understand why people were so
If people do not vote, it would lead the country to a very vulnerable and perilous position due to incompetent and irresponsible leaders. Not voting during an election is voting indirectly against democracy and making way for irresponsible leaders (Akande, 2011).
To the people who are posting and degrading people who dont vote, consider that we may have actual reasoning for this. Not all of us are lazy. Infact a lot of us have a stronger opinion on the subject than anyone who is taking a survey that supposedly tells them who they should vote for based on their opinions. Just figured i would put in my 2 cents.
Eighteen is the magical birthday. It's that first step down the road of legal adulthood that elevates us into a vast new world of rights and responsibilities. A milestone of being able to vote has finally been reached. Voting at age Eighteen brings challenging decisions that aren't always easy. Many chose not to vote at all. Lack of interest, lack of time and lack of the importance of one vote, affect the turnout of younger people.