Evan Cholak English 15 Soyoung Burke Lowering the Voting Age to 16 This proposal will lower the current voting age from 18 to 16. The purpose of the proposal is to give American youth citizens their freedom and right to vote. Voting has been around for a very long time. New Zealand was the first major country to gain universal voting rights or suffrage. The United States has six Amendments the are based on voting laws. For example the 26th Amendment was presented to give 18 year olds the
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Voting Rights in America 12 Oct‚ 2005 The United States of America has come a long way from the original 13 colonies. They started out as a colony governed by a Monarch from England‚ switched to a republic at the start of the revolution and today we still have that republic base in our democracy. Although the way how the government hasn’t changed much‚ the way how we vote does. At first only the rich and powerful were able to vote‚ but in present day America‚ any legal US resident of age not in
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Introduction Voting in America is difficult. There are many obstacles the potential voter has to run through in order to have their voice heard‚ and even‚ their candidate of choice may not win. They have to struggle with paperwork to get registered to vote‚ which also registers them for the eligible list of candidates for the jury pool‚ a task nobody wants anything to do with. Then after the hard paperwork and jury duty comes Election Day. The first Tuesday after the first Monday in November‚ which
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People around you may ask “do you know why it is important to vote?” and you might know what to say‚ but at the same time you might not. That is why I am here. I am here to show you exactly why voting is important so‚ if you don’t know why voting is important then keep reading and you will find out. Voting is important because it’s a way of expressing your voice and it is also about supporting a peaceful and consistent transition of power. It is NOT just about supporting the candidates and amendments
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= Voting For the Wrong Reason Natalya Hill Ivy Tech Community College I have to argue the fact that people who vote for the wrong reason‚ are just as at fault as the president of the United States of America. When citizen of the United States of America vote for president because of their own personal beliefs and views‚ they should think twice about voting for those reasons. When a presidential candidate is campaigning to become president and they express their personal views‚ people should
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VOTING AT 16? Neglected for a generation‚ a troublesome political question is back : when should young people be able to vote for candidates in elections? Conservative peer Lord Lucas of Crudwell and Dingwall recently tabled a Private Members Bill in the Lords. It proposed a voting age of 16. And this week‚ for the first time‚ a national coalition has been launched at the Houses of Parliament. The Votes at 16 Campaign is backed by a wide range of groups – from the National Black Youth Forum and
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Aly‚ Waleed. Voting Should Be Mandatory. The New York Times‚ 2017. Print. www.nytimes.com/2017/01/19/opinion/voting-should-be-mandatory.html Accessed 13 February. 2017. This article talks about the reasons why voting should be mandatory and how Australia views mandatory voting. The author offers information for those who are interested in learning about why voting should be mandatory and why it is important. Rather than a typical article‚ the readers learn more about Australia and America’s policies
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Voting is privilege given to Americans. Many people don’t know how lucky they are to have the privilege to give their opinion on who leads our country. It took many years for the U.S to get voting rights equalized for all citizens; so everyone should take advantage of this. Participating in voting should be happening by every eligible person in the U.S. A person’s characteristics will effect whether or not they are going to participate in voting. It can either positively affect the person or negatively
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of whether or not the voting age of 18 should be lowered or maintained‚ in my opinion‚ it should be maintained. To begin my position on the issue I will start by referencing the first passage‚ Keeping the Voting Age at 18. In this passage it argues that lowering the voting age to 16 will decrease the percentage of participation. I personally find that to be a good reason because around the age of 16 a person is typically still in school and not too worried about voting. The stereotypical teenager
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turnout is around 57%. The reason behind this wide gap‚ is compulsory voting‚ meaning electors are forced to vote in elections‚ or attend the polls‚ or they may be fined or forced to do community service. Although compulsory voting may seem better when you look at percentages as a whole‚ it does not guarantee a positive outcome. Having high voter turnout does not necessarily result in accurate votes. The idea of compulsory voting may seem like a good idea on the surface‚ but when you dig deeper into
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