Voter turnout, or the percentage of eligible voters who actuallyexercise their vote, hovers around 50 percent in US presidentialelections. And the turnout is much lower among those who arebetween the ages of 18 and 25. Discuss the reasons for why so manypeople do not bother to exercise their vote. Could it be that ourpolitical system with its Electoral College and two major partiesmakes an individual’s vote appear insignificant? And is it thebelief that one vote doesn’t really matter that leads to masssocial loafing? There is a list of factors that have been shown toreduce social loafing. Which ones could be appliedto encourage more people to participate in elections? What in youropinion will be the impact of Internet voting on turnout among theyoung in future presidential elections?
