Voting in Today's World
What role should voting play in our lives?
- Should voting be mandatory?
- Should 16 year olds be able to vote?
- How has your motivation to vote changed over time (for Seniors)
- Should we have certain requirements for people t o vote?
- How can w e increase voting turnout throughout all ages
- Why do older people have higher voting turnout than younger people
Voting and civic responsibility
- Do citizens have a responsibility t o vote?
- Does low voter turnout indicate a failure of civic responsibility—or the system?
- Turnout for first selectman was low this year...
- Electoral College
- Gerrymandering
- Third party candidates? Is our system o f voting broken
- Rank choice voting
- Registering with a party?
- Open primary?
Voting and collective impact
- How do individual votes shape collective outcomes?
- How do collective voting patterns reflect societal values?
- How does polarization influence collective voting behavior?
- How does collective impact differ i n local vs. national elections?
- Does voting amplify some voices more than others?
- How should societies respond when collective outcomes feel unjust?