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Voter Participation, Campaign Financing, and the Legitimacy of Elections

Voter Participation, Campaign Financing, and the Legitimacy of Elections

Q Reflect on voter participation, campaign financing, and the legitimacy of elections. Also discuss whether financing elections solely with tax dollars and banning contributions from special interest groups and individuals would make elections more representative of the will of the American people. Discuss whether “voter ID laws” have the effect of disenfranchising eligible voters or of protecting the sanctity of elections from fraud.

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The concept of voter participation, legitimacy of the elections, and the campaign financing can be understood from the perception of the inhabitants of the United States. It has been noticed that the socioeconomic factors have played important roles in the procedure of the voter participation. It can be stated that following the voting process it will be really perfect for voicing the social changes (Norris 2014). The local provincial, state level often provides the finance for the elections. On the other hand, in most of the cases, the private financing can be considered as the normal way for the campaigns of the elections.