Many young people see their vote as insignificant due to the current electoral rules. Since the Constitution was first ratified, the President has been elected by an Electoral College, whose members are elected by each state legislature. With the elimination of the Electoral College, every vote would count directly to the election of the President. As a result, voters, especially the young people, may see their vote as important and cast it. Destroying the current electoral process can positively affect voter participation.
Voter participation is important to young people.
Since the turnout of young voters is so low, many candidates fail to address their issues and do not campaign to win the young vote. Middle age and senior citizens are the main focus of candidates, due to the much larger percentage of participation by those groups. Since office-seekers do not cater to young people, issues that pertain to their future and their interests are avoided. The privilege to vote is not held in enough esteem by today's society and that is a problem because it deters voting. Without exercising his right to vote, a citizen has no say in his government.