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    I believe that voter participation in Texas is among the lowest in the nation because many people think and feel that it is hassle. Elections in Texas are not easily accessible and the dates of voting fall on odd days and years. Therefore, no one wants to make an effort to go and vote when most working-class citizens have set schedules and daily routines that aren’t necessarily as flexible as others who might. Also, voting only takes place in certain places. And those places are specific schools

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    America truly is in trouble. The voter turnout should be, in my opinion, atleast 75% of the total eligible population. I do NOT feel however that lowering the voting age will be the answer to this problem. As it may help the overall volume of voters, I feel it will diminish the percentages of voter participation. A more likely cure: put America back into our young Americans! When I was a child we were all much more patriotic than the kids of present America. We sang songs of patronage in

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    Voter turnouts in the U.S. are spectacularly low compared to most other democracies. Turnout has not reached over 70% in the last century while other developing nations and quite a few third world nations have registered higher turnouts. During the 2016 presidential election, only about 55.7% of the population cast their votes according to newly released Census Bureau figures. The U.S. trails far below compared to the other developed nations hovering over 80% which were, Belgium (87.2%), Sweden

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    may include descriptions of visuals or other elements as needed. Low Voter Turnout A Nationwide Growing Decline Of Voter (Title Slide) Title Slide Text: Low Voter Turnout Script: I plan to introduce the problem that needs to be addressed, and then introduce both my background and myself. Visuals: Historical Data Chart of Voter Turnout. We’re #1 (Comparison Setup) Slide 1 Text: #1 in Sports, #1 in Innovation, #1 in Worse Turnout for Voting.” Script: Our country has more Gold Medals in Olympic competition

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    Voter turnout drastically decreased in 1968, when the voting age was lowered to 18. America is ranked extremely low in political participation amongst other industrialized countries, coming in above only two countries, Russia and Switzerland. As a whole, mass participation is not stressed in The United States. Texas, ranks below the bottom for voter turnout among other states. Texas already does not stress mass participation as compared to Midwestern states and New England states. Texas also has

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    Midterm Elections Low Voter Turnout Essentially, vigorous voter turnout is very paramount to a healthy economy. In most cases, low turnout is attributed to low participation in political issues and the misguided notion that voting in one candidate will have less impact on public policy. In the United States, voter participation keeps on fluctuating which has been an area of concern especially in midterm elections. More specifically, the 2014 midterm election reported the lowest voter participation in

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    Sociology -Online- Essay Why is United States Voter Turn-out so Low Question 4)  What are some explanations for why voter turnout is so low in the U.S. compared to other wealthy, literate and democratic countries? INTRODUCTION Voter turnout is the rate by which people vote in elections. The simplest way to calculate a given election's turnout rate is to compare the actual number of voters with the voting-age population. “Voter turnout in the United States is among the worlds’ lowest

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    this assignment, we will study the voter turnout for the march 2016 primary elections for the republican and democratic parties based on the Harris country reports for the county itself has a whole and more specifically other voter precinct that are concerned by certain voters for this assignment. After my researches, I found on the voting precinct 0272 my street address belongs to which is Briarhurst Drive. According to the reports , the primary that got more voters county wide is the Republican primary

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    The United States national elections have been experiencing a steady decline of eligible voters showing up to vote. This steady decline has been ongoing since experiencing a significant increase in voter turnout from 1948 through 1960. Over the years there has been significant, meticulous research done to try to pinpoint the cause of the decline in voter turnout over years. All of this research has led to the production of an enormous number of literatures written on the perceived causes. The

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    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. According to the United States Election Project from George Mason University, there are a series of states that have significantly higher eligible voter turnout rates. Looking

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