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Comparative results of 2011 Canadian federal election with or without abstention. Abstention is a term in election procedure for when a participant in a vote either does not go to vote (on election day) or, in parliamentary procedure, is present during the vote but does not cast a ballot. [1]
Not necessarily all forms of politics are rejected. For example, among the Old Order Amish, running for office is not allowed but voting is only discouraged, not forbidden. [1] Others, like those of the BaháΚΌí Faith, do not take part in partisan politics. They neither endorse particular candidates, or join political parties.
"People are being targeted, and people are being told they are non-citizens, including both naturalized citizens and U.S.-born citizens," said Shore. "They're being told they're not eligible to vote, based on information in a database that hasn't been checked and approved by the Department of Justice (DOJ), and that we know has flaws in it."
For most, not voting is less about a lack of interest and more about navigating a labyrinthine process designed to shut them out. The truth is, people don’t vote because voting is hard.
One analysis of a Florida election in 2012 found that 200,000+ people did not vote because of long lines. [49] Some Floridians were forced to wait 6–7 hours to vote. [1] In 2013, after the U.S. Supreme Court struck down Section 4 of the Voting Rights Act, several states enacted voter ID laws. Some argue that such laws amount to voter ...
The pathetic turnouts are not confined to the South. The worst voting participation rate in recent times has to be Iowa’s 8.3% in primary elections — a state where voting gets more attention ...
A new Cosmopolitan poll reveals that the majority of Gen Z is planning to vote in the 2024 election. But here's what those who aren't planning to cast a ballot have to say.
The United States Election Project had similar findings, estimating apathy slightly higher: 46.9 percent of eligible voters did not vote in 2016. [43] Many Americans do not take the effort to learn the voting process, as some see it as a burden. There is an overemphasis on the number of Americans who have claimed they voted. The Clerk of the U ...