Why would potential candidates for elective office be advised to ...

[Yolanda]

Why would potential candidates for elective office be advised to learn the demographics of their districts?
 
  a. Demographic factors influence voter turnout.
  b. Demographic factors influence rational voters.
  c. Demographic factors ease the process of registering to vote.
  d. Demographic factors ease the perceived costs of voting.

Question 2

You have been appointed to a committee tasked with making recommendations that will increase the likelihood that people will vote. A fellow committee member has made a recommendation that you think will have a negative, not a positive, effect on turnout.
 
  Which of the following recommendations have you identified as a problem?
 
  a. To increase voter turnout, same-day registration should be permitted.
  b. To increase voter turnout, early voting should be permitted.
  c. To increase voter turnout, better voter education programs are needed.
  d. To increase voter turnout, and reduce voter fraud at the same time, new voters should be required to prove their citizenship to register.

[sailorcrescent]

Answer to Question 1

Answer: a

Answer to Question 2

Answer: d

[Yolanda]

TYSM

[mcarey591]

Excellent