Importance Of Voting Essay

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    Texas has a long ballot, which is an election system that provides for the election that lists all candidates, for all positions, from all political parties, available to a specific voting district. The long ballot includes the president and vice president, two U.S. senators, U.S. Representatives, governor of Texas and five other state executive officials, three railroad commissioners, one member of the State Board of Education (SBOE), one state senator, one state representatives, nine members if

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    like it if you were punishing for not voting? Should Americans be required to vote? There are three reasons why Americans should not be required to vote countries with non compulsory, or not required, voting have higher voter satisfaction rates, people who don’t want to vote might leave their ballots blank, and people who don’t want to vote shouldn’t have to vote. One reason why Americans should not be required to vote is countries with non compulsory voting have higher voter satisfaction rates.

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    social media, take selfies, say what they want, and even wear what they want. They are so self-consumed that things like “politics” are not even a blimp on their radar so why try to learn more about it. I myself was not too sure on who I would be voting for a couple days before the election, so I took the time educated myself on all the candidates and then was surer about my vote. If we as a younger generation do not take the time to study an understand all of these political matters then worse could

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    Mandatory voting has been a topic of debate in democratic countries since the creation of democratic republics themselves. Voting is a crucial part of democracy because it determines who will be the leaders of both the voters and nonvoters. It is the right of a citizen to vote, but whether or not it is the responsibility remains disputed. However, voting must be performed with a basic understanding of policy and what it takes for someone to fit the role which they are running for. Voting should not

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    Voters Identification law may suppress minority voting and it may not suppress minority voting. We have so many different races that enter this country with permission and without. The laws for visiting or becoming a legal resident in this country is complicated especially because of the terrorist attacks. Identification laws are necessary in my opinion. It helps identify people, most importantly it helps to decrease any fraudulent activities in this country. I can say if it has anything to do with

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    not like to do? No that is why voting should be an option not a requirement. We as Americans have the right to say yes or no to things that we want and don’t want to do. If the law gets passed for requiring us to vote there will be many conflicts. Such as people who are not legalized to vote in the United states what will happen to them? Or people who have never voted a day in there life, why should they now? There are many question and debates on this topic. Voting should not be mandatory because

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    in, which is voting. Surprisingly, only twenty-two percent of Texans vote. Furthermore, Texas is positioned second to last with the lowest voting rate. There exist plenty of reasons Texas has such a minimal voter turnout rate. One reason mentioned in the Texas Civil Health Index “transpires Texas demographic” (Texas 20). In addition, another reason befalls that people actually believe that their vote doesn’t matter. Finally, a third reason stands that people ensue uneducated. Voting will transform

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    limit for voting should be. I believe that lowering the voting age would only benefit our country. First, voting is something people may look forward to doing after their eighteenth birthday. Second, decreasing the legal voting age from eighteen to sixteen could not only increase the number of voters but this could also balance out the percentages of elderly and younger votes. Third, America has one of the lowest ranked voting participation. Another reason is lowering the age for voting would

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    day politicians are worried about the number of the voters turn out for the federal elections. With 2008 being the lowest in the past 30 years this probably causing debates about having compulsory voting in canada to increase voter turnout. As the results show from countries that enforce compulsory voting that it dramatically increase voter turnout. Is the increased voter turnout worth the price of the loss of the right of liberty? Why should the government implement a law to increase voter turn out

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    votes. It is clear that some counties and cities give the majority of people an unfair advantage when it comes to voting and that minorities, or people living in poverty,

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