The Merits and Demerits of Franchise in Government
The limited franchise has many demerits and a number of disadvantages. First, most of the voters are illiterate and lack political awareness. Second, the involvement of a large number of people in voting encourages unqualified candidates and violent polling. And third, the government formed through unlimited franchise has mediocre outlook. In fact, it may even be corrupt. Then, there are costs involved in traveling to franchisees in distant places.
Limited franchise is prone to corruption
The limited franchise system in government is prone to corruption because few people are eligible to vote and can therefore be easily bribed. This makes elections less democratic and the choice of a representative less representative of popular will. When limited franchise is adopted, a large percentage of eligible voters are unaware of their representative, which means that the representative is an imposed figure on the disenfranchised. In addition, limited franchise systems often end in …
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