...what it is? Have you already experienced to vote? Yes, this is our time where we can choose who will be the next leader this coming election. My Dear Filipino Youth, do you know what will your vote means to our country? This is our time, we are given a privileged, we are given the freedom, we are Filipino and we want to progress as part of the Nation. How many are registered to vote? Many people are registered to vote, but choose not to vote Do you know that Voting means better services, better policies and law and a brighter future from us? Voting in any type of election from local races to presidential primaries provides an important way to voice your opinions regarding elected leaders. Voting decides our future by selecting officials who reflects our own view. Therefore, Voting is essential and should exercise by everyone because one vote can make a difference. Now, what must we do? How can we help? First and Foremost, Let us go out and vote! Let us exercise our right of suffrage. Suffrage is voting, it is our right and responsibility to choose our candidates wisely. Don’t be blind by their amazing Platforms. Seek for the truth, nothing but the truth. My Dear Fellow Citizens, are you still not a voter? Then let us be involved with promoting a clean and peaceful election. BE ACTIVE, BE RESPONSIBLE, Promote effective governance. BE A LEADER and MAKE A LEADER! So vote wisely and let’s make a change. Always Remember, If you don’t like what is going on with...
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...Benefits Elections Systems CMGT 442 May 07, 2012 David M. Conway University of Phoenix Human Resources at Huffman Trucking, has a request for the development and installation of a Benefits Elections System for their company. The Benefits Election System will need to support both union and non-union employees, along with tracking and reporting the employee benefits associated with Huffman Trucking Company. Implementing the system will be placed throughout all locations for Huffman Trucking. Huffman Trucking will need to think about security and risks associated with the start-up of the Benefits Elections System. Summary Huffman Trucking was established in 1936 since then the company has grown into a national transportation company with over 1,400 employees and hubs in California, Missouri, and New Jersey with headquarters in Cleveland, Ohio. Huffman Trucking maintains the mission of being an ever growing company that keeps up with time changes and technology. Objective A Benefit Election System has to be looked at from many different angles, such as security and risk. Employee and company information must remain secure to protect the company from law suit and theft of client and personal information. Benefits Elections System Benefits Election System is a system that allows employees to elect their benefits in one central location, such as health insurance, Aflac, or vision. It allows the...
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...To what extent do different electoral systems produce different outcomes? In this essay I will assess the outcomes of Additional Member system, First Past the Post system and the Closed Party List system. The F-P-T-P system is used to elect the members of House of Commons and local government in England and Wales. Voters select candidates, and do so by marking his or her name with an ‘X’ on the ballot paper. This reflects the principle of ‘one person, one vote’. The Additional Members system is used in Scottish parliament, Welsh assembly, and Northern Ireland Assembly and Greater London assembly. It is a mixed system made up of F-P-T-P and party-list elements. The Regional party list (or the closed party list) is used to elect the European Parliament. There are number of large multimember constituencies. Political parties compile lists of candidates to place before the electorate, in descending order of preference. Electors vote for parties not for candidates, parties are allocated seats in direct proportion to the votes they gain in each regional constituency. In this essay I will argue that electoral systems produce different outcomes. One of the ways in which first-past-the-post voting system produces different outcomes to other parties is that it leads to no clear correlation between number of vote’s casts and seats won. For example in 2005 general election Labour received 40.7% of the votes but won 413 seats and also during the 2010 general elections Conservatives won...
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...Commission came up with ten criteria to assess the best system and suggested a change to the MMP system. The few most important criteria are the fairness between political parties, effectiveness of parties and Parliament and even the political integration (Elections New Zealand, 2012). These criteria are not met in a FPP system as it tends to create a single-majority party in the parliament. The fairness between parties is defined as the proportionality between the total party votes and number of seats, gained by any parties (Elections New Zealand, 2012). The effectiveness of parties has the definition that the parties should always play their roles to create a more efficient and democratic country and to provide a more effective representation for the society of New Zealand (Elections New Zealand, 2012). In addition, the best voting system always provides an improved parliamentary role such as passing policies, enacting legislation and provide better services which is defining the effectiveness of Parliament. The political integration, then, outlined the opinions and points of view of all groups and parties should all be respected and adopted (Elections New Zealand, 2012). By assessing all the criteria above, the best voting system must be the one system that best meets them. Although it is obvious that the MMP system is the best possible system as New Zealand had decided to adopt it, MMP could still be improved to be a better system. After many analyse and assessment, the Royal...
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...Chapter 1 Introduction Problem and Background of the Study AMA Computer College Campus was founded last June 1999 with SEC. Reg. No. 183768 under the leadership of its President and founding Chairman of the Board, Mr. Amable Mendoza Aguiluz V, it variably offers 4 year degree courses: BS Computer Science, BS Computer Engineering, BS Information Technology, BS Accountancy and other technical courses. The core objective and desire of its founder is to enable the vast majority of the youth and masses to acquire international-level education at a very affordable local cost, thus acquiring available viable employment upon completion. Its graduates not limited to territorial constraints but possibly venture into foreign companies. Thus AMA Computer College was born into reality at Plaza Nova building, Santiago Boulevard General Santos City. The following are the school director after its first operation, Ms. Glenda Guirrero, Mr. Pareja, succeeded by Mr. Alcaraz, Mr. Lornito Beaniza and Presently Ms. Leah Y. Tolimao, AMA Computer College – Gensan campus has acquired a nationwide status on the Philippine archipelago. It strives to soon acquire Socsargen area under the leadership of school BS Information Technology, BS Computer Science, and BS Electronics and Communication Engineering. Computer Programming was implemented under Pangulong Gloria Scholarship Program. Software developer in Java and Micro.net will soon to be offered this school year 2009-2010. AMA Computer...
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...the shoes. Go to mall. Go to mall and find a shoe store, for you to choose your shoes. Go to the shoes store. Look for a shoes that will fit to you. Look for a pair of shoes. Does the price suit in your budget? If yes, pay the bill of the shoes in the cashier. And go home. If no, look for another pair of shoes that will suit in your budget and will fit in your size. And go home. End. START START b.)How to cast your votes. GIVE YOUR ID TO THE ELECTION PRECINT OFFICER GIVE YOUR ID TO THE ELECTION PRECINT OFFICER GO TO THE SPECIFIED ELECTION OR TO THE MAJOR ELECTION PRECINCT. GO TO THE SPECIFIED ELECTION OR TO THE MAJOR ELECTION PRECINCT. GO TO THE WORKSTATION VOTING PROCESS GO TO THE WORKSTATION VOTING PROCESS SELECT THE CANDIDATES YOU WANT TO VOTE FOR THE POSITIONS SELECT THE CANDIDATES YOU WANT TO VOTE FOR THE POSITIONS PRESS THE ”VOTE” BUTTON UPON FINALIZING THE VOTES PRESS THE ”VOTE” BUTTON UPON FINALIZING THE VOTES IF NO IF NO IF YES IF YES ARE YOU SATISFIED WITH YOUR VOTES? ARE YOU SATISFIED WITH YOUR VOTES? CHECK THE BALLOT FOR ACCURACY AND AFFIX YOUR...
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...Electronic Voting for Global Vote for Rights by Children International – Tabaco is joining at the World Children’s Prize. It is an education program for all children. Their goal is to become more humane world, where children’s rights are respected by all. And there will be a new way of voting and to make voting process faster and easier. More than 2000 youth ages 12 – 18 yrs. Old are going to vote, first they will have their registration of the participant, next followed by voting process by Electronic Voting, in this way we are going to minimize and lessen the step by step process of voting. Objective of the Study: In this proposal I would like to make the voting process easier, also all the youth can vote in a specific date, minimize the time and lessen the step by step process. First the youths need to register to know how many youth participate in the activity. Next they are going to have their line for the voting. There are 11 computers available to use in voting. The facilitators are going to assist and help to become the voting process is organize, after they vote facilitator put an indelible ink to their fingertip so recognize whose already voted. And lastly the voter can go home. Specific Objective: * To have a new process of voting by means of electronic voting. * To help the staff and facilitator to make the voting process easier and faster. * To open the mind and give the youth an idea to the new way of voting by means of electronic voting. Scope...
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...that ballot boxes to vote were not received by some regions. There was a candidate announcing that he had won the election without the proper procedures being followed to elect officials. Congo is corrupted and mismanaged. Their political system has no order. Congo is referred to as one of the world’s least developed nation with regards to living standards, literacy, and life expectancy. Violence was raised during this time because of the confusion between the current President Joseph Kaila and the candidate Etienne Tshisekedi. Mr. Tshisekedi supporters cause a riot with police where some people were killed. U.S. Ambassador James F. Entwistle believes there could possibly be violence in the future if Tshisekedi is not elected. I agree that democracy is the will of the people. I disagree with the way this nation is being ran. Their organizational behavior is unprofessional and out of order. It is not fair to not allow everyone an equal right to vote. Those areas that did not receive ballot boxes have been deprived their rights to vote. It is an unfair election and it is not based on the people. Their organizational behavior does not mirror the order of the United States. People can’t put who they want in office by creating violence. A system needs to be set in place for the people to follow. Those that do not follow should be...
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...to vote for is now essentially a rational exercise.’ Discuss. (25 marks) 4) Explain the term wasted votes used in the extract. (5 marks) 5) Using your own knowledge as well as the extract, consider why the first-past-the-post system disadvantages some parties. (10 marks) 6) ‘The use of referendums in the UK since 1997 has done little to strengthen democracy.’ Discuss. (25 marks) 7) Explain the term party conference used in the extract. (5 marks) 8) Using your own knowledge as well as the extract, outline the ways in which the Conservative Party and the Labour Party select their leaders. (10 marks) 9) ‘The main UK parties differ on economic policy alone.’ Discuss. (25 marks) 10) Explain the term cause groups used in the extract. (5 marks) 11) Using your own knowledge as well as the extract, consider why direct action could be said to undermine UK democracy. (10 marks) 12) ‘The most successful UK pressure groups still tend to focus on lobbying the Westminster Parliament, despite the availability of numerous other access points.’ Discuss. (25 marks) January 2012 13) Explain the term class dealignment used in the extract. (5 marks) 14) Using your own knowledge as well as the extract, consider the link between social class and voting behaviour. (10 marks) 15) ‘Low levels of turnout at recent general elections to the Westminster Parliament result from political apathy alone.’ Discuss. (25 marks) 16) Explain the term threshold as used in the extract. (5 marks)...
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...days elapses without the House passing a confidence motion in any new Government formed A motion for a general election is agreed by two thirds of the total number of seats in the Commons including vacant seats (currently 434 out of 650) Previous to this act, the duration of a Parliament was set at five years, although many were dissolved before that, at the request of the Prime Minister to the Queen. ●text: http://www.parliament.uk/about/how/elections-and-voting/general/ Importance of Election Education: Instructors, counsellors and others who work with young people play an important role in Educating new and future voters about the electoral process. For this reason it is important that those who work with youth do what they can to educate youth about the democratic process. In the 2005 British Columbia general election, only 35% of eligible voters aged 18-24 voted. Reversing this alarming trend is critical to the future health of our democratic institutions. ●text: http://www.elections.bc.ca/index.php/voting/ ●picture: https://smediacacheak0.pinimg.com/originals/16/d7/48/16d7482e689401d23dfb0168387f4ca9.jpg Who can stand for Election? You can stand for election if you are aged 21 and is a citizen of British Commonwealth...
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...In England and the United Kingdom as a whole we have a Head of state this being in the form of monarch who is Queen Elizabeth II the longest Serving head of state as of the 9th September 2015. In the UK we have differing forms of government. One being the European parliament this is mad up of 736 members who represent all 27 member states of the EU. There are 72 that are directly elected from the UK and are there to represent the interests of our country. MEPS represent larger regions than MPs for example east midlands rather than Bassetlaw thus meaning this county of ours is represented by MEPS. This is because as shown previously we are linked to the EU, as we are a member state. The role of the parliament is to draft legislation that has an impact across all the EU states on issues such as: the environment, equal opportunities, transport, consumer rights, movement of workers and goods. Another is central government which is the layer of government that operates across the whole country. Ours is located in the city of Westminster, which is set with two houses in Westminster these being the House of Lords and the House of commons. Central government has very specific responsibilities that no other level of government is able to do. For example: signing treaties or agreements with other nations, making laws, defending the nation. When a vote is taken in the House of commons for example for a proposed law to be added there are sections which are part of the house of...
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...for their performance over the term that they have been in power. This accountability also means that citizens can make proper decisions over what party can offer the best rules in the country for that period of time. For example on 21st January 2008 many families on low income were displeased this then forced the Labour MPs to rethink the policy of the 10p tax band. However in 2010 most people were displeased with the Labour party and it ended in them being overthrown and was replaced by the conservatives who won the most seats. However one way that elections may not promote democracy is that there are flaws in the FPTP voting system. This is because most MPs are elected on the less than 50% of the votes this means that more people voted against that particular party yet they still manage to get power and win the election. The problem for this way of voting is that it excludes the smaller parties like the Liberal democrats from ever gaining power this can be argued that this is against what democracy is as democracy should give minorities a voice rather than exclude them...
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...particular through recent years. This can be explained due to the vast sum in financial demands in which third parties cannot meet due to the inability to gain credible reconciliation to obtain huge sums of funds, and thus continue to live in the shadow of the Republicans and Democrats; two growing leading parties. Also, other factors like state legislation which encourage third party barriers, such as evidently shown in New York were for a party to be placed on the ballot paper it must reach a certain number of signatures. Through the electoral system of FPTP encouraging a two party system, and the two leading parties being seen as ’umbrella parties’ in which there is little room for a third party to offer an ideological stance on policies which has not already been covered. Means it is highly unlikely for a third party to succeed as evidently shown within the debates in 2000 with Gore verses Nader, where straight ticket voting also contributes to the third party failures. However, third parties must be credited in that it has proven to be worthy of success, like in 1996 where Jess Ventura was elected governor of Minnesota. Third parties are largely disadvantaged and doomed to fail due to their inability to raise a substantial amount of funds or ‘war chest’. this is firstly, simply down to the matter of third parties are not widely known, as the Democrats or Republicans so Americans would logically be apprehensive to fund and donate. Also, they are penalised by the way...
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...The issue of whether initiatives are necessary with our electoral system is one which has been questioned over time. It is an issue of Direct Democracy. Should states allow citizens to make laws directly through ballot initiatives? Some say that it is every citizen of this country’s right to take part in legislation when it involves matters that directly affect them. Others says it should be left up to the lawmakers and politicians who are elected by the people to make these sort of decisions on their behalf. If there is an electoral system in place in which citizens vote in candidates who they believe will make the right decisions and know what is best for the people then why are there initiatives? This paper will examine both sides of the issue and make a determination as to the practicality of initiatives in our current electoral system. Those who believe that initiatives are necessary site many reasons. There are those who say that initiatives change citizens’ policy preferences and that they also lead to defective laws. It is a matter of whether the...
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...Original Question: What is the best way to manually count ballot papers in block vote (BV) systems? With first-past-the-post systems, one can easily pile the ballots for each candidate, and then tally the totals. Where there is more than one vote recorded on ballot papers, some kind of tallying system seems unavoidable. What techniques are used in counting block vote ballots elsewhere? Introduction “Vote counting is one of the most crucial stages in the election process. Failure to complete the count and transmit results in a quick, transparent and accurate manner can jeopardize public confidence in the elections and will directly affect whether candidates and political parties accept the final results.” (The ACE Encyclopedia) Block Voting (BV) belongs to the “family” of plurality / majority Electoral Systems (The other two big “families” being proportional, or mixed Electoral Systems) and is in fact a first-past-the-post (FPTP) system with the difference that it occurs in multi-member districts with voters having as many votes as there are positions to be filled. In a five-member constituency for example, the five candidates with the largest number of votes are elected, regardless of the actual percentage level of votes they receive. In BV systems, voters are usually free to vote for individual candidates regardless of party affiliation, but they are not entitled to cast the same vote more than once. Voters are also most often free to not use all the votes they are entitled...
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