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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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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Should voting in the U.s be mandatory? In this article‚ the author shows the opinions of two professors. Lisa Hills‚ from Australia‚ explains the benefits of mandatory voting and how it could change the U.S and how it could help us in many ways. Mandatory voting would give all Americans say in politics. The government wouldn’t just pay attention to certain people. The people the vote would get more attention because of their contribution to politics. This could have bad effects on the people
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candidates‚ yet they still insist on voting on for them‚ saying things like “I’m voting for the lesser of two evils.” However‚ voting for the lesser of two evils is still voting for evil. There can be better choices in third parties if they want them‚ yet people refuse to vote in them because they feel like they are “wasting their vote.” However‚ someone wasting their vote would be them wasting their vote on a candidate that they don’t believe in or even like. Voting for third parties is not
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Voting should be mandatory for Americans. Its true that sometimes in history certain people weren’t allowed to vote‚ but that is no longer a issue. Over the years there has been argued over who should be able to vote and who shouldn’t. For example‚ women weren’t allowed to vote until August 18‚ 1920. Nowadays though people are allowed to vote‚ no matter your race‚ color‚ gender‚ ect.‚ you are. However even though not being able to vote is no longer a issue‚ a huge sum of Americans don’t vote. Which
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PROJECT REPORT ON PROJECT REPORT ON ONLINE VOTING SYSTEM SUBMITTED TO Pawan Kumar SUBMITTED BY-Nitin Bhasin Course Core JAVA(CRJV4) ACKNOWLEDGEMENT It is my pleasure to acknowledge you that I have received a project on Online Voting System from my teacher. My first sincere appreciation and gratitude goes to Mr. Pawan Kumar Mahi (Group Leader) for her guidance‚ constructive comments‚ valuable suggestions and inspirations. During
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The Philippine Revolution Against Spain 1996 is a significant year for Filipinos all over the world. It marks the centennial of the Philippine Revolution‚ which started in 1896 and officially ended in 1902. The amount of literature generated during and after the Revolution‚ coupled with the continuing fascination on this period by historians and alike which have produced an infinite number of scholarly works‚ have validated the widespread perception that this was the most glorious page in the history
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Ferdinand Magellan‚ the Portuguese navigator explored the Philippines in 1521. Twenty-one years later‚ a Spanish exploration party named the group of islands in honor of Philip II of Spain. Spain retained possession of the islands for the next 350 years. The Treaty of Paris ceded the Philippines to the U.S. in 1899 after the Spanish-American War. Meanwhile‚ the Filipinos‚ led by Emilio Aguinaldo‚ had declared their independence. They initiated guerrilla warfare against U.S. troops that persisted
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because the future is constantly changing and to be able to control at least one part of it regarding who holds office gives peace of mind. The history of voting for minorities dates back to the fifteenth amendment to the constitution in 1870 guaranteeing the right. However‚ many “techniques” have been placed to stop certain groups from voting such as literacy tests‚ poll taxes‚ intimidation‚ threats‚ and violence. The reason being‚ the fear that an “inferior” race is exercising political power and
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Chepter 1: Study and Prepare documentation for different Software Process Models A software process model is an abstract representation of process. It represents a description of process from some particular perspective. Models‚ by their very nature‚ are simplifications so a software process model is an abstraction of the actual process which is being described. Process models may include activities which are part of the software process‚ software products and the roles of people involved in
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