If voters are paid to buy votes what will be harmed the most in elections?
Answer and explanation
Correct answer: Free and fair choice
Vote buying is an attempt to influence a citizen’s political decision by offering money or another benefit. In a democratic election, a vote should express the voter’s considered preference, not a purchase agreement. Payment can especially pressure poorer or vulnerable citizens and can distort the public choice recorded by the election.
Option A is correct because buying votes most directly harms free and fair choice. It does not change the polling date, the legal voting age, or the address of the polling booth. Even when the ballot is cast normally, the decision has been improperly influenced. That is why vote buying is treated as electoral corruption and a threat to democratic fairness.
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What is the correct answer to this question?
Free and fair choice
Why is this the correct answer?
Vote buying is an attempt to influence a citizen’s political decision by offering money or another benefit. In a democratic election, a vote should express the voter’s considered preference, not a purchase agreement. Payment can especially pressure poorer or vulnerable citizens and can distort the public choice recorded by the election.
Option A is correct because buying votes most directly harms free and fair choice. It does not change the polling date, the legal voting age, or the address of the polling booth. Even when the ballot is cast normally, the decision has been improperly influenced. That is why vote buying is treated as electoral corruption and a threat to democratic fairness.
Which subject and chapter does this question cover?
This is a Class 9 Civics question. Chapter: Electoral Politics. Topic: What makes an election democratic?.
