The Election Commission of India The Election Commission of India is an autonomous‚ constitutionally established federal authority responsible for administering all the electoral processes in the Republic of India. Under the supervision of the commission‚ free and fair elections have been held in India at regular intervals as per the principles enshrined in the Constitution. The Election Commission has the power of superintendence‚ direction and control of all elections to the Parliament of India and
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Compulsory Voting‚ the Cure to an Epidemic The world is faced with a new type of threat. Like a disease‚ it spreads and seems to have no boundaries. It affects a variety of countries. It threatens republics‚ democracies‚ and even monarchies‚ criticizing their legitimacy until none remains and chaos ensues. This menace is known as low voter turnout. Low voter turnout affects countries all across the world‚ threating to delegitimize governments that guarantee their citizens the right to vote in elections
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When it comes to voting‚ Consequentialists and Virtue Ethicists have different opinions on what an individual should do. Among the various motivations for voting‚ one is that your individual vote can make a difference in an election. Consequentialists argue that the probability of this is so slim and because of that‚ a person does not have a moral responsibility to cast a vote come election time. Consequentialists focus on optimizing the overall results of an action and argue that one vote will not
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Election of 1896 Why the election of 1896 is considered a watershed moment in American politics? The year of 1894 would transpire to be the highest of the populist influence; however that would only develop well-defined in remembrance. In the presidential election year of 1896‚ the split set up a fascinating political election season. The candidates of the 1896 election has a campaign that determines the course of politics for decades; one that is particularly unforgettable‚ or that develops into
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David Friedman Charles Wright Dan Kalowsky John Daniel Electronic Voting Literature Review Computer scientists who have done work in‚ or are interested in‚ electronic voting all seem to agree on two things: Internet voting does not meet the requirements for public elections Currently widely-deployed voting systems need improvement Voting on the Internet using everyday PC’s offers only weak security‚ but its main disadvantages are in the areas of anonymity and protection against coercion and/or
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Electronic Voting Introduction Voting is the main way for citizens to translate their preferences to seats in legislature. Therefore‚ it is critical and extremely important for a democratic republican country like the United States to have a well organized voting system. The history of voting could be traced back to the 17th century colonial days when shouting and the show of hands would be an indication of casting votes. This method often led to chaos‚ fraud‚ repeat votes or over voting of election
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in the presidential election‚ we see many common concerns of people rising to the surface‚ jobs‚ women’s rights‚ education‚ taxes and healthcare. With voting trends beginning change and a new generation of voters taking charge‚ there seems to be a bit more depth than in the previous years. New concerns
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Internet Presidential Election An essential understanding of how to reach and communicate with fellow supporters has been at the center of every politician’s agenda‚ but a firm grasp on the future of communication can be the secret weapon that wins the war. For Franklin D. Roosevelt‚ it was radio. For John F. Kennedy it was television. And for Barak Obama‚ it was social media and social networking. Social media and social networking were effective during the election of Barak Obama‚ in connecting
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Lowering voting age in US Institution Affiliation Date: Over the years‚ there has been argument and debate on whether it is good to lower the voting age in the United States. Some of the Americans have been supporting the issue while others toughly stand against it. Historically‚ the voting age deliberation was also evident when it was lowered to eighteen years in ratification made by Congress in 1971. The voting age was by then at 21 years but by the 26th Amendment of the United States constitution
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According to John H. Fund in Stealing Elections: How Voter Fraud Threatens Our Democracy‚ voting irregularities cover a lengthy history dating back to the infancy of our nation (8). As detailed by William Bird in Vote: The Machinery of Democracy‚ whether it was in the earliest elections that were conducted by a voice vote‚ on hand-written paper ballots (votes)‚ or on party tickets‚ which only listed the names from one political faction‚ instead of two or three‚ there have been frequent attempts
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