Major issues state governments confront in the U.S. are basic issues that people have a lot to say about. These issues are interest group pressure, waste management, gambling, abortion, gun control, capital punishment, and emergency services. But first let's look at why people vote or do not vote. Why vote is a question that people try and figure out but just can not see reasons why they should take the time to make there way out on an election day and cast there vote. Local and state elections get about 30% of the people in there county, city, or state to come out and vote. Presidential elections always get larger amounts of people to come out and vote. Why do people stay home on Election Day? In class we rationally theorized to try and understand the nonvoting in the states. We came up with a few reasons, they are as follows: Registration requirements that are restrictive, there must be a good competition between the candidates, and peoples civic attachments and education. Hate, lie, and vote this is the way a rational voter thinks. Rational voters are ones who seek to maximize personal benefits and minimize costs. Then you have your loyal voter. A loyal voter is someone who votes every time and is there for every election, no matter what it's for. People who are loyal voters are usually old, wealthy, educated, and/or white. It takes a certain type of person to run for office or participate in the election campaign in someway. The following percentages are of the people who participate in politics:
Run for public office-less than 1%
In parties and campaigns-4-5%
Make a campaign contribution-10%
Wear button/bumper sticker-15%
Write/call a public office-17-20%
Belong to an organization-30-33%
Talk politics to others-30-35%
Vote-30-55%
Non participants-30-45%
How do you get people to vote/register to vote? You could go door to door to people's houses, usually job of a councilman. When someone applies ...