The Right to Vote in Alaska

In the state of Alaska, residents will have the right to vote. It is a gift that they should take seriously, yet hold close to their heart. Americans urge all of those who are eligible to vote-to do so. It is just not a right-it is a gift.

Many years ago, only business men who were wealthy and owned land had the ability to vote. At the beginning of the civil war, all men were encouraged to vote-even if they didn’t own land. It wasn’t until the year 1913 that women earned the right to vote in the state of Alaska. Alaska was only one in ten states that allowed women the right to vote during that period of time. Today, once a resident meets the legal adult age requirements (18 years), they hold in their hand, the ability to vote.

The United States constitution itself does not carry any specific laws when it comes to voting. Those laws were only added to the amendments of the constitution so that each state can carry out their own specific voting laws unless any federal laws were passed that called for specific changes. Citizens who were only age 21 and above were allowed to vote up until the year 1971. Many individuals felt that if they were able to be drafted at the age of 18, then they should too, carry the right to vote. In 1971, President Johnson allowed just that. The 26th amendment gave Americans the right to vote once they turned the age of 18.

In general elections in the state of Alaska, the allow citizens to register to vote and still participate in the ballot to choose the president and vice-president all in the same day. They allow citizens to vote by questioned ballot (if they do not have an ID or their residence has changed), vote an in-person absentee ballot at a specified absentee location or a by-mail or by-fax ballot. Those interested in learning about the voting statistics held in the state of Alaska can visit their state page at http://www.elections.alaska.gov/ . They can learn what percentage of individuals are voting by age, race, gender, etc. There is also information about where they can vote as well and how to restore voting rights if they had been revoked by the Department of Corrections.

Many residents of the United States feel that they should cherish their right to vote. Americans fought and died for the right to vote and natives didn’t receive their right to vote until later. In fact, the Mexican-Americans themselves were not allowed to vote in the United States until 1975. It wasn’t until 1966 that large amounts of Asian Pacific Americans began voting -as the immigration and naturalization laws were not changed until then. African-Americans also weren’t able to vote until the 1960′s until the Voting Rights Acts were passed.

Alaskans are encouraged to vote when they are able to do so. Once a citizen turns 18, they can contact their local voter’s registration area to sign up. Even during the primary elections, if they have not yet registered, they can do so before they cast their ballot. Voting is one right that all Americans should try to take advantage of if they are able to do so.

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