Texas has one of the lowest voter turnout rates in the United States. Although many reasons are given to explain these low standards such as poverty, lack of education, strange political structures, and past discrimination movements affecting today's voters, there is still no definite reason why voters in the state of Texas do not vote.
In a recent editorial article published on July 13, 2011 in American Statesman, Travis County Clerk Dana DeBeauvoir proposed the creation of "vote centers" that would allow everyone to vote at any polling place in the county. She mentioned that "vote centers" will allow voters greater convenience, eliminate the confusion of where to vote on Election Day, reduce problems with less-than-ideal polling locations and reduce the number of elementary schools that have to used for polling places. Texas secretary of state has until Aug. 15 to approve of deny the proposal.
In my opinion, the proposal of "vote centers" is a good thing. This will hopefully help increase the number of voters in Texas. Many people end up not voting, such as myself because of the inconvenience and the hassle that goes along with voting. If the "vote centers" will help eliminate all these issues, Texans will most likely exercise their voting rights. No matter why the voter of Texas does not participate, however, the fact still stands that Texans need to vote.
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