Voting In America

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Voting in America

In every election votes are lost or miscounted because of voting errors, machine errors, voting devices stop working, the voting machines calculate a wrong number for a specific candidate, and poll workers misplace cartridges that have tallied up the numbers from the voting machines. We the people hold the right to vote, but with today's voting system; America does not always get the actual winner in office due to flaws in the system.

In our country The United States of America, the people have the power of deciding who is voted into office. When making these decisions, the people carefully listen to all testimonies that the person running has to offer. After making a final decision as to whom they will vote for, they wait for Election Day and chose the candidate that best represents what they believe in.

The Voting System

In the United States we have a voting system that consists of a specific day of the year which always is the first Tuesday flowing after the first Monday in November, between the second and the eighth day. On this particular day (Election day) there are specific places usually ones open to the public ( Schools, city hall, churches, fire stations, and post offices) that hold specific times in which they are allowed to vote. When voting they will use anything from electronic voting machines, paper ballots, optical scan, punch cards, mechanical lever and direct recording electronic device known as the DRE.

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