POL 1010 Lecture Notes - Lecture 7: Professional Degree, Voting Age, Jury Duty
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Measuring voter turnout: number of votes / vap or vep. Voter turnout only counted if a legitimate presidential vote is submitted. People who vote / people who are 18 or older. Number of people who are 18 and eligible to vote. Does not include those who are not allowed to vote. If someone feels that they do not effect the outcome, they are less likely to vote. Census proves that voter turnout rate is lower when there is bad weather. Jury duty is pulled from voter registration, which caused turnout rates to drop and still has in places that have not switched the jury duty drawing to drivers licenses which most places have. Excuse for work: factors influencing who votes and who does not vote. Intense competition for office makes people more likely to vote. Controversial candidates running for office makes people more likely to vote. They have stronger opinions on something controversial and they want it to be heard.
