Blog 4

David Montgomery’s blog “Here’s Why Texas Voter Turnout Was So Low, And Why It’s Surging Now” on HuffPost covers how and why voter turnout has increased since our last presidential election. Montgomery writes this article to inform Texan’s on the increase of voter turnout since Trump’s election and what caused it to increase. The article describes the ways citizens helped influence those not registered to vote. HuffPost verifies information written by any blogger and corroborates information whenever possible to provide correct information to their readers.

This blog mentions how young voters and Latinos, who make up a large percent of Texas, are less likely to vote. During Donald Trump’s election, early voting levels raised and Trump’s negative comments about immigrants seems to energize minorities everywhere to vote. Trump plays a major part for our increase in voter turnout especially because our state is so diverse.

Non profit programs at the University of Texas gathered around campus to set up tables explaining the importance of voting and encouraging students to vote. Voto Latino registered more than 200,000 citizens during the election cycle. Lawsuits by students at different universities around Texas changed early voting restrictions making it easier for all citizens to vote. I agree that making voting easier and increasing the knowledge of citizens, will create a positive change in voter turnout during the next elections. If the passion for changing our voting system continues, voter turnout will also change in a positive direction.