https://www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archive/2023/08/american-election-frequency-voter-turnout/675054/

I read this Jerusalem demsas article and largely agreed. Americans are asked to vote on so many positions that frankly we know nothing about. Or atleast the large majority of citizens know nothing about. I consider myself fairly politically interested, and compared to the average American I probably pay attention to politics significantly more. But I have no idea who my county treasurer is, or how they are performing. When I vote in local elections , I often have no idea who I'm voting for, and I, and most Americans won't change that. Therefore local elections get very low turnout, and interest groups end up having an easy path to elect their preferred candidates.

I was wondering what people here think is a better way of voting. Demsas mentions that other countries vote in a different way/ vote less but didn't go into much details about it

Thanks

Posted by Andreslargo1

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