Voter Turnout Turmoil

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People typically work on weekdays and have family responsibilities such as dinner, sports events, and commitments for their children or they work late and by the time they get home they are tired and it is too late to vote. To increase voters access to voting, accommodations such as adding an additional day or days that people can exercise their right to vote will provide better access to the poles.

Additionally, people may not be able to get out to the one voting location in their local communities. To improve the voting system, more than one location for people to vote at would increase people’s access to voting. This will increase the number of voters that actually go out and vote. It would also reduce long lines at the poles and traffic jams between citizens in that location. Some people are less likely to go out and vote if they have to find a place to park, cannot find a place to park, do not have a car or access to public transportation, have to stand in a long line, or waste unnecessary time while they could be doing more important things like actually voting.

People should not be excluded from the right to vote even if they are considered to be a criminal or are in jail. If a citizen is convicted of a felony or a crime they are not allowed to vote by law. This is unfair and should be changed or updated to increase the balance among Americans in the United States voting system. Just because one is a “criminal” or charged as one does not mean they should not be able to voice their opinion on who the next electors should be. Some people have many arguable reasons as to why they committed their crime or felony or they may actually be innocent but found guilty. These people may eventually get out of jail on parole and reintegrate into society so they should have an equal shot on who is elected. Also, the judicial system does not always work, is not always right and can be corrupt.

Any way you look at it a citizen’s right to vote in the United States of America does not consider the individual voters ability to access the current voting system. The importance of voting for everyone in a democratic society is disregarded given the current system. Every citizen should be able to utilize their right to cast a vote in an election however; barriers continue to prevent people from voting. History proves that people have worked long and hard to establish the right to vote, for everyone to have a social say in elections, and to maintain balance among populations for future generations. Unfortunately the current laws including specific rules and regulations that are tied to voting do not consider the ever changing and evolving political, economic and population variability. If you are living in the United States, everyone that lives here should be able to play their role as a citizen, considering the fact that decisions will hurt or harm the future.