FREE ESSAY ON VOTING - WHY SHOULD WE?

VOTING - WHY SHOULD WE?

"Why should Americans exercise their right to vote?"
Why should we vote? Is it really worth our time? The answer is "YES". People say that 
one vote won't change the outcome, but take a look at Florida! Right now, the election of

our president is in the people of Florida's hands. [Your] one vote is very important.
Many 
people take voting for granted. You see? By voting, here in Oklahoma, we are really 
choosing eight representatives to go to the electoral colleges in December. Those same 
eight people are also the people from our beloved state that are in the House of 
Representatives. In December, they [the representatives you chose] will vote for a 
president. Their votes are called "electoral votes". They are based on the "popular 
votes". When you go to the poles to vote for a president, and the ballots are totaled up

those are called the popular votes. My personal opinion is that the popular votes should

determine the "winner." Right now, just because a candidate has more popular votes 
doesn't necessarily mean that they have more electoral votes. The number of electoral 
votes each state has is determined by that states population. The larger the population,
the more electoral votes. In the election that is taking place right now, Al Gore is
winning 
in electoral votes, but, over half of the states voted for George Bush. "How is that 
possible" you ask? Because Gore took most of the larger populated states. 
Now, say you lived in California. That state has 54 electoral votes. What if only half
the 
population of registered voters actually went to vote? Let's say the majority of them
voted 
for Bush, but he only won by one vote. That state's electoral votes would be Bush's, and

in conclusion, Bush would be president. So, think about this again, does your vote really

count? Of course it does!