Essays on Vote

Brief Summary An estimated 5.85 million people (as of 2010) with a felony conviction are barred from voting in elections which is a condition known as disenfranchisement. Each state has its own laws on disenfranchisement. While Vermont and Maine allow felons to vote while in prison, nine other states permanently restrict certain felons from voting. Proponents of felon re-enfranchisement say that felons who have paid their debt to society by completing their sentences should have all of their rights and…...

Was giving eighteen-year-olds the right to vote a mistake? Discuss. I believe that for the time period, it was not a mistake to give eighteen-year-olds the right to vote. However, I do not believe that the succeeding generations deserve that right. If it was possible to change the voting age back to 21 with a clause allowing younger military, students and political party members to vote that would be ideal in my opinion. In 1971 the voting age was dropped…...

Hon’ble Chief Guest ...........................Guest of honour ................, Revered Principal sir, invited dignitaries, learned teachers and dear audience, Good evening to all of you. Being the head girl of this school, I deem it a great honour and privilege to propose vote of thanks on this auspicious occasion. First of all, I would like to convey my sincere thanks to the honourable Chief Guest , No programme of the school can be whole-some or complete without having the presence and inspiring…...

Should the incarcerated have the right to vote while imprisoned? If so, based on what amendment? Should those who have served their sentences continue to have their right to vote restricted? Prisoners should be entitled to vote it is unjust to have it taken away from an individual because they have committed a crime. These individuals are still citizens and not everyone that’s incarcerated is guilty. Voting would make these people feel as if they’re a part of something bigger…...

The problem of voter apathy and its effects on political participation have been analyzed by many and studied extensively. There are varying approaches that have been offered to encourage registered voters to take a more active role in the political system. In order to increase the public's participation, there's been general agreement among many of these offerings that the focus must lay in not only educating the voters about their role in the system but also to keep them aware…...

In a country based on representative democracy, a ‘fair’ system, it is questionable to say we as the public make the most of this opportunity. Whilst other nations are fighting against the intense grips of dictatorships, as we have seen recently in Libya and Egypt, we live in a system in which to instigate change, we simply have to turn up at a ballot box and cast a vote. But with voting numbers continuously dwindling, does the United Kingdom have…...

The Student Council elections have always been a perennial activity for every school. It is an activity wherein each student is required to choose from a set of candidates who will represent each position in the Student Council. In order for the student to accomplish this, the student must go through several processes. First the student must go to the Administration Office if he is a registered voter, then goes to the voting area and chooses the candidates he likes…...

About 5. 26 million individuals with a felony conviction are not permitted to enact elections. Each state has its own laws on disenfranchisement. Nine states in America completely restrict felons from voting while Vermont and Maine permit felons to vote while in prison. Advocates of felon re-enfranchisement think felons who have actually paid their financial obligation to society by completing their sentences need to have all of their rights and privileges restored. They argue that efforts to block ex-felons from…...

Electronic voting systems Can they hack it, or can they be hacked? The incredible advances of technology and computing in our society over the last few decades has touched every aspect of our lives, from schools to businesses, from controlling traffic lights on the streets to keeping our airplanes from going bump in the night. Technology has managed to make the little tasks of life easier, while making the big picture so much more complex than ever before. We have…...

Biometrics is the term given to the use of biological traits or behavioral characteristics to identify an individual. The traits may be fingerprints, hand geometry, facial geometry, retina patterns, voice recognition, and handwriting recognition. In this paper we have used thumb impression for the purpose of voter identification or authentication. As the thumb impression of every individual is unique, it helps in maximizing the accuracy. A database is created containing the thumb impressions of all the voters in the constituency.…...

People vote for their favourite candidate that represents their country. The majority of votes given to a particular candidate wins and becomes the person in power. Election is an organized event that allows people to choose their leader. In an election there are political parties that want to rule the country. There is a leader for each party that represents them. The people who represent the parties are the candidates. In Order for the people to choose their leader ,…...

Youths constitute about half of the voting population in Fiji and the earlier they are exposed to election information and voting, the higher the probability that they will make it a habit to participate in elections as they get older. Introduction The field of elections is not a fixed area. It is constantly subject to changes, improvements and transformations especially for a country like Fiji whose electoral process is not even a decade old. It will therefore be enriched with…...

On June 23, 2016, the United Kingdom's vote to leave the European Union came in the midst of far reaching proficient figures of financial unpredictability, a presumable development log jam for the United Kingdom, and potential overflows to whatever remains of the EU and even to nations outside the EU's Single Market. The most important and significant change in United Kingdom is come around sixteen months after the EU submission and seven months after formal notice of the United Kingdom's…...

B-Voting Building an electronic voting system that satisfies the legal requirements of legislators has been a challenge for a long time. Distributed ledger technologies are an exciting technological advancement in the information technology world. Blockchain technologies offer an infinite range of applications benefiting from sharing economies. Using the Blockchain technique we can secure the voting procedure. In every democracy, the security of an election is a matter of national security. The computer security field has for a decade studied the…...

Voting in America has always been an option for citizens but over the years it has dramatically decreased in participation. In 2014 the low voter turnout was 46.7 % and discussions about making voting mandatory have been up for debate. Voting compulsory has been a law in multiple democratic countries for decades and has been very progressive. By making voting mandatory you get a more specific and better outcome of who citizens want/to prefer to elect. Additionally, this law would…...