Computational Modeling of Government Policy to Attain Long-Term Higher Voter Turnout for Sustainable Democracy

Mizan Rahman

School of Computational Science & Engineering, The Sam Nunn School of International Affairs, Georgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta, USA.

DOI: 10.4236/ajcm.2013.32016                

Abstract

People power is the fundamental concept of democracy and power of the people is exercised though voting. People decide who should be elected to make decisions for them. However, if people do not properly participate in the voting process and only two-thirds of all eligible voters participate in an election, the democratic institution loses its credibility and becomes vulnerable. This paper investigates various changes in voting institutions throughout the USAwith a simulation model that analyzes the efficacy of such methods to attain higher voter turnout.

Keywords

Modeling Public Policy; Sustainable Democracy; Computer Simulation; Voter Turnout; Voter Registration; Public Policy Simulation

Conflicts of Interest

The authors declare no conflicts of interest.

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