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Voter ID laws in states have become an issue in America. States are moving toward stricter voter ID laws that are requiring people to show some form of photo ID to be able to vote this affects the presidency because less people are able to vote in presidential elections. The number of states that require some form of ID have increased to four in 2012, to 32 in 2016 (Lee 2016). The federal appeals court found a Texas voter ID law discriminatory against blacks and Latinos (Lee 2016). Texas also does

issue that stays still not immense 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

Memo To: US Congress and United States Citizens From: Alexandria Thornton ALT CC: Date: December 10, 2016 Re: Ways to Improve Voter Identification Laws Introduction 1 Background 1 Criteria 2 Non-US Citizens 2 Voter Identification Laws 3 Felon Voters 3 Possible Solutions 3 Illegal Immigration 3 Consistent Voter Identification 4 Restrict Violent Convicted Felons from Voting 5 Conclusions and Recommendations 5 References 5 Introduction The purpose of this recommendation report is to recommend

benefits of online voting system include better accessibility for people with disabilities or those who live abroad, being more appealing to younger generations and faster access to results. In some cases, online voting also leads to higher voter turnout, depending on the time it remains active. Another benefit of online voting is that it reduces the cost

2016, is a significant year for the country. Finding Dory came out, One Direction broke up, and there is a major presidential election. The election this year is important as both candidates are fighting for and desperately in need of the African-American vote to win. The irony in this election is that not that long ago African-Americans were not even allowed to vote. This paper sets out the historical struggles the African-American people faced in obtaining suffrage. The 1700’s marked the

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. In the words of Cathy Cohen, one of the main opponents of voter ID, “Voter turnout among young people may be significantly reduced because of these laws” (Frisby). According the view of Cohen, she does not account for the young people who do not intend to vote, not because of the laws but because of laziness, lack of interest, and

is time we stopped pretending. Voters simply don 't know what the best economic policy is. The average voter does not, and should not be expected to, have an understanding of economics which allows them to pick an economic model at the polls. Despite this, people think that their opinion on the economy should help decide their vote. In fact, voting patterns are almost independent of economic policy: the only contributing factor is whether the policy is interpreted as left wing or right wing (Carreirao

of us are not legal citizens, or maybe not. The law complicates everything in general for good reasons so they feel. I can understand what the research and studies demonstrates, about the decrease in minority audience and increase Republican Party turnouts. I do believe if you have a higher mindset you can attain all things that seem impossible. I know firsthand how difficult it is for African Americans to register to vote without an ID, the law won’t even to let you register if its expired. So what

Strict enforcement of voter ID laws would cause 21 million Americans to lose the option to vote (ACLU). Often reminiscent of poll taxes and the Jim Crow laws that were meant to stop African Americans from voting in the 1800s, today’s voter ID laws bar minorities, the elderly, the disabled, and/or low income individuals from exercising their right to vote freely. The concept of voter ID laws rose in popularity in 2008 when President Barack Obama won the presidential election and his opponents cried

In the United States of America, we champion the power of the populace to elect the nation’s leaders. We are taught that each individual vote is important, and that each elected official has the responsibility of representing the electorate, lest the people cast their votes for someone else in future contests. However, in reality, elected officials have become increasingly indebted to their financial contributors while becoming less responsible to the voters themselves. A political campaign has