Arguments Against Electronic Voting

In case of this situation occurring then the House of Representatives will decide on who becomes president where state representatives will all get an equal vote. At first glance this doesn’t seem like a bad thing, everyone gets an equal say, right? Wrong! This means that Wyoming which has a population of about 500,000 voters will have an the exact same say in presidency as California which has a population of 35 million voters. Essentially, highly populated states will find that their individual votes count proportionality less.

The first vote is used for the majority one-round election of the representative of the constituency (the one who comes first in the first round is elected). There are 299 constituencies in Germany, so direct votes make up roughly half of the seats in the Bundestag. The second vote - Zweitstimme (second vote) or Landesstimme (vote of the Land) - allocates, according to a proportional distribution, the seats of the body to be elected to the different political parties. In Germany, there is no direct election of a person except at the communal level.

Voter identification so far is a hotly contested policy of election. Proponents have to maintain the vote Identification cards in order to avoid any kind of voting cheatings. Critics on the other side believe and contend that voter fraud now a time is very rare and identification requirements disenfranchise effectively some of the Americans that also includes racial minorities, elderly including some of the disabled. In general, the voting laws are measures that are intended to make sure that a registered person/voter is the one who he/she says he/she assuming not a impersonator who is trying to cast a vote under someone else’s name. These laws, most of which have been strengthened in the due last five years, requires that registered voters are required to show some identification before they can

Closed lists, like in Israel, Spain and Germany, only permit voters to choose parties (not individuals). In this case the political party determines the ranking of candidates. Also, party lists can be either national, like in Israel, or regional such as in Belgium (Norris, 1997). In Europe, PR is the most widespread, and worldwide 82 out of 180 countries use PR (International Institute for Democracy and Electoral

An open primary election works just like any other election; voters go and cast a ballot at a polling location for any party. In contrast, a voter in a closed primary may only cast a ballot for his or her affiliated party. For example, a republican in Florida, which has a closed primary, can only cast a ballot for the Republican Party. There is a small number of states that will allow independents cast a ballot for either party, these primaries are called semi-closed primaries. Some states still hold caucuses today.

The congress was divided into two parts: the senate and the House of Representatives. When the Articles of Confederation was in action, equal representation did not exist, meaning that the amount of representatives that each house had was based on the states population. This meant that bigger states had more of a voice in making decisions, and that wasn’t fair for the smaller ones. In order to avoid this, the constitution decided that “the number of representatives shall not exceed one for every thirty thousand, but each state shall have at least one representative” (Doc D). Also, the Senate was composed by two senators from each state, each one having only one vote.

The Electoral College is a system, not a spot. The building up fathers developed it. The inspiration driving the Electoral College is to be a tradeoff between choice of the president by the vote of Congress and the surely understood vote of the all inclusive community The Electoral College system contains the decision of the voters, the meeting of the voters where they vote for President and Vice President, and the numbering of the constituent votes by Congress (Jerry Fresia February 28, 2006). The Electoral College includes 538 voters. A greater part of 270 constituent votes is required to pick the President.

Each state is given the same amount of electors, as they are members of congress. Each elector must cast one vote for President and one vote for Vice President. In order to win the electoral college, and be nominated as President of the United States, the candidate must gain 270 of the 538 electoral votes. In an instance where no candidate receives the 270 votes needed, the House of Representatives

Either side of the argument the claim is the Roman Republic was democratic. To begin a democracy must provide the people with some power. In the Roman Republic, people were given the power to elect those who should be in Office by taking a vote. Since people could vote their majority can be pleased by whoever represents them and won't have to live in their shadows like dictators. According to 'Document A: Polybius' it states in paragraph 4 "It is the people in the Assemblies who grant office to those that deserve it through the

Introduction In today’s political world, there is a large part of the population who votes in elections marred with electoral fraud and malpractice. These people suffer the consequences of having non-representative governments where the government does not reflect the votes and will of the people. One would think a country devoid of fraud during the electoral process would remove previously cheating and poorly performing incumbents, resulting in better functioning governments, which is untrue. Removing electoral fraud from an election does not guarantee that the previously fraudulent or poor performing incumbents will be removed from office. Why do Fair Elections NOT Result in Better Representatives?