Question

How do you think we should change how we do elections in the United States to increase participation? Are traditionally low voter turnouts a problem for our democracy? Should everyone vote, or be allowed to vote?

Answer 1

To increase the voter participation in the election, there are different approaches that can be adopted. The first way is to increase the time period of voting and it should be for more than 1 day or a voting window should be created so that more people can find out time to vote. The second way is to bring the voting system to the voters so that their votes can be cast. It will increase the voter participation. Besides, the third way is to increase the number of voting booths in corporate areas when people can cast their vote without loss of the work.
A democracy requires every citizen to come out and vote so that a government truly elected by the majority of the people is formed. If there is a lower turnout, then a true representative government will not be formed and it will harm the true spirit of the democracy. Besides, people may regret not voting if the government takes decisions that are not good for the people.
Everyone should vote if they meet the certain criteria such as age, education and the ownership of the citizenship of the country or particular geographical area. It is required to be done so that undue influence created by the illegal migrants or anti-social element is prevented. So, there should be a set of criteria that must be met to become an eligible voter.