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    have in your governmental system. If they were to change the requirements then it would cause mass confusion of election day, it would be erasing what some people fought for to earn the right to vote, and the voting rate is low enough. One of the main reasons why we should not change the voting restrictions it that it would cause mass confusion when it came to election day. Election day is already heptic enough when it comes time for the american people to vote for their next commander in chief. It

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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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    Throughout the history of the United States, the right to vote is one of the most important privileges and rights Americans have. Voting has always been very significant in America because many people were not able to vote in the past. With movements, bills, and protests more and more people earned the right to vote. America has come a long way in this democratic process. However, voting in the 21st century is not as important to people as it was in the past. Low voter turnout in the United States is due to

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    Voting System Flaws

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    Although I believe that the voting system has its flaws, I still consider voting as a very important privilege and a responsibility that citizens of every democratic society should embrace. It is one of the ways people could influence a change in the country through electing the leaders who share similar interests and views with them. Also, voting helps people express their stand on certain divisive issues, not just on electing new officials but also the laws that are tackled in their own states

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    hear people saying that they’re going to vote for someone they don’t really like, because he/she is the ‘lesser-of-two-evils’.” (Ossipoff) Many take the United States’ voting system with an “it is what it is” attitude, assuming it could be no better. This is certainly not the case. The United States uses what is known as plurality voting, meaning the candidate with the largest percentage of votes wins. This is also a “winner-takes-all” system, where losers of the election receive no representation. This

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    Voting Day Analysis

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    holiday for voting is not a new idea. As expressed in previous pages, in the recent years, the idea has become popular with Bernie’s Bill, The Democracy Day Act. However, in addition there are a handful of organizations and movements that are also trying to make voting day become a holiday. Surprisingly, Rainn Wilson created a video portraying how antiquated the laws surrounding voting day are. The video explains why America votes on a Tuesday and how irrelevant it is to still practice voting on that

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    Voting is a central right to each American citizen. Your vote is your chance to be listened, to hold chosen elected officials responsible for their actions and to have a say in vital issues that influences your community. You can 't have an effectively run democratic government without the backing and votes of the citizens. Voting gives the capacity for individuals to express their opinions about the administration. Each vote consoles our majority rule government and makes it stronger; we can 't

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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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    Lowering The Voting Age

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    I believe we should keep the voting age at 18 and not lower the age to 16. The first reason is because lowering the voting age would decrease the percentage. Also by lowering the age would distract everyone from the real problem. Then not all young voters are up to knowledge about voting. These are the main ideas why i believe voting should be kept at the age 18. The first reason is by lowering the age limit it will lower the percentage more than it already is. Increasing

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    The Importance of Voting With the Long Lines, the stressful waiting, and the constant question of asking yourself “why am I here?” on going in your head makes the waiting to vote the most exciting thing ever. But wait aside of that, think for a second. This year there were people going to vote even when hurricane sandy hit parts of their neighborhood, destroyed their houses or flooded several ways for them to get to their voting station, but they still voted. They’re is people who went to

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