https://padlet.com/20wongm/m9ts1337mavu en-us 2019-01-03 15:17:07 UTC 2019-01-15 14:22:57 UTC hello@padlet.com 20wongm https://padlet.com/20wongm/m9ts1337mavu/wish/320287683 In 1993 Congress adopted the National Voter Registration Act to establish uniform standards for voter registration and make it easier for voters to register.]]> 2019-01-14 14:06:03 UTC https://padlet.com/20wongm/m9ts1337mavu/wish/320287683 20wongm https://padlet.com/20wongm/m9ts1337mavu/wish/320288369 Some observers argue that at least Presidential Elections should be declared as a national holiday so that many voters don't have to take time off of work to vote.]]> 2019-01-14 14:07:19 UTC https://padlet.com/20wongm/m9ts1337mavu/wish/320288369 20wongm https://padlet.com/20wongm/m9ts1337mavu/wish/320289692 Some voters argue that voting should go on for a couple days to avoid long lines and give more opportunities to vote.]]> 2019-01-14 14:09:37 UTC https://padlet.com/20wongm/m9ts1337mavu/wish/320289692 20wongm https://padlet.com/20wongm/m9ts1337mavu/wish/320296584 Current voter turnout means the percentage of eligible voters who cast a ballot in an election.]]> 2019-01-14 14:21:03 UTC https://padlet.com/20wongm/m9ts1337mavu/wish/320296584 20wongm https://padlet.com/20wongm/m9ts1337mavu/wish/320297059 People don't vote mainly registration takes work and some people don't have time or they don't want to take the time.]]> 2019-01-14 14:21:52 UTC https://padlet.com/20wongm/m9ts1337mavu/wish/320297059 20wongm https://padlet.com/20wongm/m9ts1337mavu/wish/320297790 Some other reasons why they don't vote is because college students with a degree will likely look for information about politics unlike those who don't have a degree.]]> 2019-01-14 14:23:11 UTC https://padlet.com/20wongm/m9ts1337mavu/wish/320297790 20wongm https://padlet.com/20wongm/m9ts1337mavu/wish/320298875 Some people also get concerned that if they register than the government is more likely to call them up for jury duty.]]> 2019-01-14 14:24:56 UTC https://padlet.com/20wongm/m9ts1337mavu/wish/320298875 20wongm https://padlet.com/20wongm/m9ts1337mavu/wish/320304996 To get an ID costs a lot of money and even though they can offer it for free no matter what you still have to pay for something to apply for a government issued ID.]]> 2019-01-14 14:34:47 UTC https://padlet.com/20wongm/m9ts1337mavu/wish/320304996 20wongm https://padlet.com/20wongm/m9ts1337mavu/wish/320305677 Voter ID laws are enforced in a discriminatory manner because people who are minority voters are questioned more about ID than white people are.]]> 2019-01-14 14:35:48 UTC https://padlet.com/20wongm/m9ts1337mavu/wish/320305677 20wongm https://padlet.com/20wongm/m9ts1337mavu/wish/320306410 Voter ID laws deprives from people who can vote from voting, reduce participation and stand in direct opposition to their countries trend of trying to get more Americans to vote.]]> 2019-01-14 14:36:55 UTC https://padlet.com/20wongm/m9ts1337mavu/wish/320306410 20wongm https://padlet.com/20wongm/m9ts1337mavu/wish/320492828 Civic participation is one of the ways Americans strengthen the network of independence and contribute to the common good. Sometimes acting on behalf of the common good simply requires providing opportunities for others to have a voice in their behalf]]> 2019-01-14 19:31:16 UTC https://padlet.com/20wongm/m9ts1337mavu/wish/320492828 20wongm https://padlet.com/20wongm/m9ts1337mavu/wish/320751110 Acting on behalf of the common good requires a more significant action, such as voting to increase taxes even though one receives no personal benefit from the increase.]]> 2019-01-15 14:01:11 UTC https://padlet.com/20wongm/m9ts1337mavu/wish/320751110 20wongm https://padlet.com/20wongm/m9ts1337mavu/wish/320752222 One way to improve voting in the United States is by changing election day because back then Election day was officially set in 1845 When a Tuesday in early November was a good time for farmers but now that things have changed it has made it harder for workers to get time to vote.]]> 2019-01-15 14:03:11 UTC https://padlet.com/20wongm/m9ts1337mavu/wish/320752222 20wongm https://padlet.com/20wongm/m9ts1337mavu/wish/320753614 ¨According to a 2013 study by Rutgers University associate professor Lisa Schur, 3 million more people would turn out to vote if Americans with disabilities voted at the same rate as otherwise similar people without disabilities. But Schur reported that previous research had found that only 27% of polling places in 2008 posed no potential impediments to people with disabilities.¨(German Lopez]]> 2019-01-15 14:05:31 UTC https://padlet.com/20wongm/m9ts1337mavu/wish/320753614