voter turnout in the united states, the united kingdom, and mexico
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Voter Turnout in the United States, the United Kingdom, and Mexico
Lisa Kucharczk
What are the variables that affect voter turnout and how does voter turnout affect the United States, the United Kingdom, and Mexico?
“Unanswerable” Question
Inspiration
A.P. Comparative Government class
Interest in politics
Possible political science major
Plurality• Vote on individual candidates running in single
member districts; candidate with most votes wins
Proportional Representation• Vote for parties in multimember districts; seats
divided among parties based on percentage of votes won
Mixed• Individuals and parties run for office in single-
member and multi-member districts
Voter Turnout
• Gauges political participation• Has implications towards the state of
government• Affected by many factors
• Electoral systems• Registration process• Political culture
Mexico
• All adults required to vote• President elected directly• Bicameral legislature
• Mixture of election types• Party caps
Mexican Presidential ElectionsYear %Total VAP to
Vote2006 63.26
2000 59.99
1994 65.89
1988 41.96
1982 65.85
1976 57.59
1970 63.36
1964 56.59
The United Kingdom
• Three-part parliament• 650 members of the
House of Commons• Prime minister is elected
by party, not people
U.K. General ElectionsYear %Total VAP to
Vote2010 65.1
2005 61.4
2001 59.4
1997 71.4
1992 77.7
1987 75.3
1983 72.7
1979 76
The UnitedStates
• Bicameral legislature• Presidential elections
• Electoral College
U.S.A. Presidential ElectionsYear %Total VAP to
Vote2004 43.6
2000 38.9
1996 36.5
1992 39.0
1988 34.7
1984 37.8
1980 63.36
1976 56.59
Factors Affecting Turnout
• Lack of political integrity
• Negative campaigning• Low political efficacy• Election predictions• Infrastructure
Election Issue Voters Prevented or Discouraged from Voting
Voter Registration Issues3 million
Disenfranchisement of Ex-Offenders 1 millionElection Equipment or Ballot Design 3-500,000Unnecessarily Long Lines and other Fixable Poll Procedures 250,000
Voters with Disabilities1-1.5 million
Problems with Receiving, Returning, or Counting Mail-in Ballots
200,000
TOTAL “LOST” VOTESOver 8 million
Increasing Turnout
Sense of Civic Duty
Non-traditional
Voting
Election Timing
Legislative Action
Project Action
• Review for A.P. Government exam• Political participation
• 40 attendees• Petition on whitehouse.gov
• Make Election Day a national holiday
Project Action
Alexa Smithwrick“I was really impressed by
Lisa’s PowerPoint. I feel much more ready for my A.P.
Government exam.”
Austin Sutton“I enjoyed the PowerPoint
because it was professional and I think her project topic was
original.”
Rachael Njuki“I signed Lisa’s petition because it was informative about an issue that I had never really thought of
before.”
Questions?
Works Cited
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