03-01-2016, 03:28 PM
Online voting would be a big one here. But I don't want to go that route. You can verify IDs by social security numbers, sure, but it's just too easy to cheat.
Weekend voting would be good. Sure, employers have to give you time, but many Americans work more than one job. So it gets into which employer has to give you that extra time off.
This may be a state-by-state issue, but here a lot of people are turned off by the polling centers (most of them are in churches). It's convenient since the buildings are large and not in use — and there's about 1 church for every 900 people — but not everybody feels comfortable going into a Christian church to cast a ballot.
The biggest thing, though, would be to open it up to more parties. A lot of people don't vote because they don't feel represented by any candidate running, let alone a party. If you're hungry and somebody presents option A- free patio furniture or option B- discounts on new carpet, you aren't interested in what they're selling.
Get the vote up, give people candidates who reflect what they are. The segment of the population that can relate to any of this year's presidential candidates is incredibly small.
Weekend voting would be good. Sure, employers have to give you time, but many Americans work more than one job. So it gets into which employer has to give you that extra time off.
This may be a state-by-state issue, but here a lot of people are turned off by the polling centers (most of them are in churches). It's convenient since the buildings are large and not in use — and there's about 1 church for every 900 people — but not everybody feels comfortable going into a Christian church to cast a ballot.
The biggest thing, though, would be to open it up to more parties. A lot of people don't vote because they don't feel represented by any candidate running, let alone a party. If you're hungry and somebody presents option A- free patio furniture or option B- discounts on new carpet, you aren't interested in what they're selling.
Get the vote up, give people candidates who reflect what they are. The segment of the population that can relate to any of this year's presidential candidates is incredibly small.
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