as the Southern blacks have typically (when they have been able to vote) voted for the more liberal party or candidate. The South was at one time a Democratic stronghold and has in the past 30 years become a typically conservative voting electorate. This tendency of voting by race for the liberal or conservative candidate has been a continuing occurrence. Southern turn out for elections has been significantly lower than the rest of the nation as well over the same time period. This bias of the past
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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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Should voting be mandatory? I would like to initiate with a quote‚ which falls apt to the topic and my point of view on it- “A vote is like a rifle; its usefulness depends upon the character of the user.” -(Theodore Roosevelt). The answer to the question‚ ’Should voting be mandatory ’‚ lies in the topic itself. Before I go any further with what my views are‚ I would like to clear‚ the basic definition of the word- Vote. “It is a formal Expression of Opinion or Will‚ in response to a proposed decision” -(Merriam
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Voting age should increase from 18 to 21 Statement of intent: I am writing this to inform readers about why the voting age should increase to twenty one from eighteen which it is currently in New Zealand. Eighteen year olds don’t have the knowledge needed and I want readers to understand that an eighteen year old isn’t experienced enough to be able to make informed decisions about who should run our country. Are you under twenty one and reading this? I highly doubt it. This is because the
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multiple voting‚ there is no adequate led to the inventing of the computerized voting system‚ which will be used in student union government election. 1.2 STATEMENT OF THE PROBLEM This project is carried out to design a computerized voting system in order to have an accurate result in the student union government election in Osun State Polytechnic iree. 1.3 PURPOSE OF THE PROJECT The purpose of this project is to develop on interactive software package using basic to automate the voting system
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Introduction Rationale of the Study Information Technology has developed to be essential for the universal status quo. It is deeply influencing the lives of many people in the society. As a tool‚ it opened new gateway in doing things particularly voting process in the organization. Every Organization performs elections but majority still used the conventional process which is manual procedure. Nowadays‚ technology arises to solve a problem with technical solution. All of the transactions and processes
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BARANGAY ONLINE VOTING SYSTEM INTRODUCTION Computerized election is defined as vote counting process using electronic devices such as computers. It is a proven fact that during Philippine elections a lot of comments occur. The kind of election here in the Philippines is very different from the others. We were astonished to the US presidential election last year which Barack Obama won. It was an astonishing event that the world has ever seen. But‚ what made us astonished is that it took
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In this great nation‚ we are given the power of choice through a democracy. Whether that choice be for our next president‚ congressman‚ state representative‚ and in some states judges‚ our voices are heard through a vote we cast on a ballot. Not only does our vote determine how our government will continue to run‚ it can change the way we live our lives. When it comes to judges‚ however‚ the process can go one of three ways. They are either appointed by an executive member of the state‚ which must
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In the United States of America‚ we consider voting to be an obvious right that everyone deserves. It is a part of our lifestyle and crucial in our government. Despite its importance‚ voting is not mandatory for American citizens. Only after becoming a registered voter‚ any United States citizen over the age of 18 can cast their ballot for who they want in positions of power within the government. Those who want to vote are able to‚ and several accommodations are provided for people who find themselves
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trusted elections. This paper develops an SMS Based Voting System that can be used in conducting a trustworthy‚ secure and robust election. This will allow a fully automated SMS Based Voting System where electoral vote counts are done instantly by the end of Election Day. The design requires the use of a national SIM card module during the electoral process. Using the design for a typical election scenario‚ the evaluation results show a Voting System that can be used for efficient processing and
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