Voting

Voting is an important part of the democratic process.  Voting is a method for a group such as a meeting or an electorate to make a decision or express an opinion — often following discussions, debates or election campaigns.  Voting is at the core of health policy decisions that impact the health of  the public.  VOTING IS BOTH a right and a responsibility.  Voting is free and it’s every citizen’s right.
Election night can be as confusing as it is exciting.  Election officials are far more worried about mass cheating.  Election administrators and the American people must see beyond the critical hype and hypothetical worst-case scenarios and vote for common sense.  Elections may take place at many different times, but in the United States, general elections (for federal officials) are held every two years in even-numbered years, on the Tuesday that falls between November 2 and 8.
Voters’ preferences are now data-entered into computer systems, which then process the recorded votes to determine the results of the election.  Voters not wishing to use the “above-the-line-voting” option maintain the entitlement to indicate preferences for individual candidates; this is referred to as below-the-line voting.  Voters need a reason to make the effort to vote, and young people need to understand the importance of the election results to their own lives.  Voters have a lot of control over how and when they vote.  Voter registration postmark deadlines vary from 30 days before the election to just a couple of days before the election.
Ballot papers are counted according to prescribed set of rules which prescribe the method used in the counting of the ballots and the distribution of preferences.  Ballot papers which are not marked according to the rules for voting are called informal votes.  Ballot papers cannot be counted if they are informal.  Ballots are tabulated, and the Kids Voting election results are reported to the media just like the adult results are.  Ballot screens are simple to use and user friendly
Register Voters In order for college students to vote, they’ll need to be registered.
Candidates can concentrate their campaigning energies on issues rather than encouraging voters to attend the poll.  Candidates could focus on converting voters, rather than trying to get them to the polls.  Candidates for office often proclaim that children are our future.
Voting is not an intrinsic obligation and the enforcement of the law would be an infringement of the citizens’ freedom associated with democratic elections.  Voting is not the fairest, most effective way to make decisions in a group.  Voting is one of the worst ways to make decisions in a group.  Voting is an effective and fair way to make some decisions.  Voting is often (and perhaps typically) unfair because voting systems are designed to exclude certain voices, but with an endowed sense of process legitimacy.  Voting is the foundation of our democracy.

Article By:   Mark Breck   11/3/2008

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