Apathy. Most people who do not vote are simply apathetic.
Nineteenth Amenment, 1920 & Voting Rights Act, 1965
To prop up their slumping popularity with the US voting public.
in major elections, ballots are typically counted by voting machines
The major reason for the US exchanging neutrality for the war of 1917 was that the Germans were using their ships to attack the Us ships. The US ships were carrying American citizens at that time.
The reason to vote is you need to elect people to represent you in the government. Not voting is not an answer to solving problems, but voting makes you part of the solution.
It would be too difficult to implement.
K12 said "voting fully in Congress and for the president"
18 is the legal voting age in the US.
The recent recession is one major reason.
The major reason for lowering the voting age during the late 1960s and early 1970s was the argument that if individuals were old enough to be drafted for military service and fight in the Vietnam War, they should also have the right to vote on the issues that affected their lives. This led to a broader movement advocating for youth representation and civil rights, culminating in the 26th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution, which was ratified in 1971, lowering the voting age from 21 to 18.
When voting rights were extended to citizens who previously did not have voting rights, there was more pluralism in the US. When the 19th Amendment was passed in 1920, the votes granted to women expanded the numbers of people voting in the US.
well people if you vote you get free ice cream and if you vote for Obama you get free puppies