Why Vote? The twenty fourth amendment‚ section one in the United States Constitution gives citizens the right to vote in any primary or other election for President or Vice President‚ for electors for President or Vice President‚ or for Senator or Representatives in Congress‚ and shall not be denied or abridged by the United States or any state by reason of failure to pay any poll tax or other tax (24 Amendment ). Voting is a privilege that our ancestors fought for‚ as citizens of
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disproportionately incarcerates minorities. This disproportionality creates an issue in voter representation; under the current law a convicted felon is not allowed to vote. If a significant number of citizens from a certain demographic are unable to vote‚ that weakens their ability to create change‚ or be accommodated via legislation. If I was to propose a policy that integrated ex-felons back into the voting population it would have minimal limitations and provisions‚ because I believe that just because you are
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have the right to vote? So far states like Vermont and Maine grant ex-felons the right to vote‚ but states like Florida and Alabama do not allow ex-felons to vote. When released from prison‚ life for ex-felons isn’t always easy because of what they have gone through and will are seen differently to society. Majority of the United States did not have ex felons
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Why all women got the right to vote by 1928. In 1928‚ all women finally got the right to vote. It took them 78 years to do it‚ but all their hard work had paid off. The women campaigning tried everything‚ for example‚ they got themselves arrested‚ they went on hunger strikes while in prison‚ they tried to get noticed by the media and many more. Some of the main things that really helped women get the vote were The Suffragists‚ The Suffragettes‚ Legislation and War Effort. The suffragists used
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Roughly‚ about thirty percent of the US adult population is a convicted felon. Forty-eight of fifty states restrict these criminals’ voting rights; that is the equivalent to millions of unheard voices. Even though many say that offenders should not be trusted with political matters‚ they are still human beings and they deserve their unalienable rights. They are human beings‚ regardless of the crime they have committed and like everyone else‚ they deserve to improve their lifestyle. For this reason
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A democracy is a place where everyone has rights and freedoms. Freedom of speech‚ religion‚ the right to hold public office and the right to vote. Also a place where government is by the people and for the people. The United Kingdom is a representative democracy. This means that everyone over the age of 18 can vote in elections‚ and the people they elect then represent their interests and make the decision. It’s important for everyone to vote because the representatives decide what taxes you will
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Many people choose not to vote every election because‚ they believe that their vote does not count. But in fact it does. If you don’t vote‚ then you can’t complain if things go south. Being in a country whose government revolves around elections and democracy; as Americans we should state our concerns.
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will be telling you why it is important to vote. I have 3 reasons that I came up with as to why it is important to vote. My three reasons are your vote is important‚ voting is an important part of your independence‚ and if you don’t vote it is like you are leaving your future in the hands of others. The first reason is that your vote is important. If you vote it gives you the option of who might become the government. Your vote could be the deciding vote on who could be the government. Also‚ most
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By the time women began to fight for their right to vote‚ the majority of the people were against‚ on the other hand some men were‚ in some way‚ in pro‚ defending the woman suffrage. Women were the most interested people to get their rights‚ therefore‚ a lot of them wrote stuff to convince the people and the courts that they were able to choose people‚ that women also think and could have an opinion of some matter different than the breeding of sons that became free citizen and daughters that became
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after which the news of the closeness of the Florida vote caused Gore to retract his concession. Armies of lawyers then descended upon Florida and the nation was buried in a flurry of dimpled ballots and falling chads. Almost immediately‚ a number of influential academics‚ pundits‚ and political leaders seized the opportunity of confusion in Florida to blame the Electoral College and urge us to throw it out in favor of a simple national vote. Their cry for a more direct democracy makes a nice bumper
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