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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SHOP‚ Petitioner‚ vs. HON. JAIME N. FERRER‚ LINO PATAJO et. Al. Cuevas J. FACTS: In preparation for the national elections of November 11‚ 1969‚ then respondent Commissioners of the Commission on Elections (COMELEC) issued an INVITATION TO BID CALL No. 127 on September 16‚ 1969 calling for the submission of sealed proposals for the manufacture and delivery of 1 1‚000 units of voting booths. Among the seventeen bidders who submitted proposals in response to the said INVITATION were the herein petitioner
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selfish interest‚ while doing this‚ they map out strategies that will enable them to rig the election either by crook or hook‚ this things are not mostly peculiar with the Nigeria system alone but is common due to the fact that most of the leaders even come out openly to declare their stands to fight with their last breath to win election. The following are the various problems facing the conduct of election in the country. INDEPENDENT NATIONAL ELECTORAL COMMISSION The Independent National Electoral
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Recounting the 2000 Presidential Election The movie Recount tells the story of the ballot controversy in Florida during the 2000 presidential election of George W. Bush vs. Al Gore. Recount was written by Danny Strong‚ directed by Jay Roach‚ and produced by Kevin Spacey. It is told from the from the perspective of Kevin Spacey as Ron Klain‚ one of Vice President Gore ’s lawyers. The film begins on November 7‚ 2000‚ the night of the presidential election. Florida is called for Governor Bush by
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Differences between Election Protest and Quo Warranto Proceedings While both have one objective which is to remove the winning candidate from office‚ an election protest may be distinguished from quo warranto proceedings as follows: DIFFERENCE ELECTION PROTEST QUO WARRANTO As to who may file Filing is limited to a candidate who has duly filed a certificate of candidacy‚ and has been duly voted for Petition may be made or filed by any voter. As to the grounds Based on fraud or irregularity
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1.) A.) One law passed by Congress that made discriminatory voting requirements such as poll taxes‚ the grandfather clause‚ and voting laws illegal was the Voting Rights Act of 1965. This act made it illegal and attempted to stop the discriminatory requirements and tests. The act prohibited states from imposing “voting qualification‚ prerequisite to voting‚ or standard‚ practice‚ or procedure…to deny or abridge the right of any citizen of the United States to vote on account of race or color”. B
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recent promise to change the electoral system is one that is quite overdue. Yet after years of the plurality voting system (also known as the “first-past-the-post” or “FPP”) taken from the United Kingdom’s parliament‚ some think that the system should stay. Supporters say the system is easy to understand‚ ballots are easily counted‚ and parties have to appeal to the centrists to win elections‚ so it discourages political extremism. However‚ with voter turnout numbers shrinking with the two main parties
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Voting should be an obligation not an option Living in America gives each person individual freedom. The freedom is yours to express your own opinion and to vote. Whether or not we choose to exercise these rights is the decision that every American citizen makes. Participating in our government is the single most important power that we as Americans have. Whether it is to elect officials or to amend a law‚ voting is not only a necessity‚ but a responsibility. It is frightening how many of us
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“Felons Rights of the Voting Process “ Nearly six million American citizens are unable to vote due to a past criminal conviction . More than 2 percent of the adult populationis banned from voting because of a felony conviction .(nytimes.com) Convicted felons should be able to vote after they have served their time in jail because they have paid their debt to society‚ and everyone makes mistakes which makes no one perfect . There is a lot downhill that is going on and a violation of human
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