Civic Education JSS2
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WEEK 2
Topic: Voter’s Education
Contents:
- Meaning of Voting
- Voters’ Registration
- Importance of Voting
- Process of Voting
Meaning of Voting
Voting can be defined as the process of formally indicating one’s choice or opinion, especially in election. It can also be defined as the means of choosing or electing a leader or an opinion at a particular time.
Voting is the process of formally indicating one’s choice or opinion especially in an election or referendum. It is also the casting of ballots for eligible aspirants by eligible voters. Voters are those who have the right to vote or those who cast their ballots in an election.
Voters’ Registration
Voters’ registration is the situation where individuals who is 18 years and above registered and have a voter’s card, this card makes the person eligible for voting during election. Voters’ registration often involves a visit to a designated voters’ registration center to enroll as an eligible voter.
A voter’s registrar who is in attendance would write the particulars of the prospective voter. The registrar gets the name, age, sex, occupation, residential address of the prospective voters.
Anybody who wants to vote in an election must have registered and have a voter’s card so that when it is time for election he/she can go to the polling unit to cast his / her vote for the candidate of his/ her choice.
Voter’s registration is therefore the means by which those who are at the age of 18 and above visit a designated voter’s registration center to enroll as an eligible voter. A voter’s registrar who is in attendance would write the particulars of the prospective voter (e.g. name, age, sex, occupation, residential address etc.) into a ledger or a system. After some time a voter’s card will be issued and that makes the person an eligible to vote during election.
Voters determine who becomes a political leader in a democratic system of government. So every voter has a great power to make or mar the future of a country through his /her voting power.
Exercises
Explain the concepts of election, voter and voting.