Voter turnout for the 2014 midterm election was the lowest since World War II in 1942.

Only 36.4% of
eligible voters casted their votes this election (DelReal). Voter participation has been a problem the early
twentieth century. America won the revolution and broke its ties with Britains monarchical ways for
very specific reasons. Reasons clearly stated in the Declaration of Independence (Jefferson 259-267).
The American people wanted a government that protected their rights and gave them the ability to
select someone who represented them best to lead them. The ability to vote on our representatives and
add or changes laws is what America started for. Low voter turnout is preventing any sort of change in
our government system. Voter turnout can be split into two problems- attitude and accessibility. Voting
is a key part in the democratic system and it is important to address and attempt to reform the system
to benefit the citizens of the United States.
When the Constitution was ratified in 1787, the voting policies and presidential regulations were set.
According to section two of Article two of the Constitution, in order to be a president her or she must be
over 35, a natural born U.S. citizen, and must have lived in the United States for at least fourteen years
("The Constitution of the United States " 85). If the president meets the requirements, he or she is
allowed to run for office. The first thing a candidate usually does is develop a political action committee
to help the candidate to come up with and plan their political campaign. In these beginning steps, the
candidate needs to make sure he or she appeals nationwide and can afford the extremely expensive
campaigns. After finalizing the decision to run for president and when you start to receive donations or
start to spend money in excess of $5,000, the candidate must register with the Federal Election
Commission. After registering you must declare your candidacy publicly...