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Today, tax laws are resulting in record numbers of people renouncing their U.S. citizenship each year. However, it’s not as easy as putting your passport through the shredder. Because the law states that those wishing to renounce their U.S. citizenship must do so in person before a U.S...
• to level the playing field when people claim they are unfairly deprived of the right to vote or be represented • to make clear the rules under which elections are held, including how ballots may be cast, and • to settle disputes over election results, typical...
In regular elections, the vast majority of voters ignore referenda; they vote for their favorite candidates, but avoid ballot questions. We believe it’s because voters aren’t familiar with the questions or don’t understand them. But actively educating people on ballot questions right before ...
You may have heard it mentioned in past elections - it first became popular in 1997, when Labour's Sir Tony Blairwon the general election by a landslide. There are a couple of tactical voting methods, but it's essentially a way people use their vote to increase the chance of getting the...
Today, most people work on Tuesdays. The day is entrenched in the work week. The polling stations are open during business hours or what we might call “extended banking hours,” with working Americans trying to vote early in the morning when the polls open or in the early evening before ...
Read the full-text online article and more details about "Why We Should Vote in the European Elections; Wales Goes to the Polls Tomorrow to Elect Four Euro MPs to Represent Us in Brussels. DAVID JAMES Spoke to the Major Parties' Lead Candidates and Repor
摘要: There are a myriad of reasons why most Americans do not vote in national, state and local elections. Among these explanations is the cost and inconvenience associated with voting at a designated time and place. For many individuals the expected utility from balloting for...
America 101: Why do we vote on the first Tuesday? But why a Tuesday in November? The answer stems from the agrarian makeup of 19th-century America. In the 1800s, most citizens worked as farmers and lived far from their polling place. Since people often traveled at least a day to vote...
people in states that did not vote until late November or early December often decided not to bother to vote. The lower voter turnout in late-voting states could change the outcome of the overall election. On the other hand, in very close elections, states that voted last had the power ...