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Voting and Elections

Voting and Elections. Pre Chapter Questions. Directions: You have 7 minutes to answer the following questions ON YOUR OWN! Write answers only. What are 2 qualifications you have to meet in order to vote in the U.S.?

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Voting and Elections

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  1. Voting and Elections

  2. Pre Chapter Questions Directions: You have 7 minutes to answer the following questions ON YOUR OWN! Write answers only. • What are 2 qualifications you have to meet in order to vote in the U.S.? • Which right is considered by many outside of this country to be our greatest freedom? • What are voting districts called? (HINT: Police Stations) • The 2000 Election was very controversial because of suspected voting mistakes in which U.S. state? • Which Constitutional Amendment changed the voting age in the U.S.?

  3. Voting Qualifications • In order to vote in U.S. elections you must be • 18 years old • Resident of the state you’re voting in • Citizen of the U.S. • Registered to vote http://www.sos.state.ga.us/elections/voter_registration/vra_2003_update.pdf

  4. Who Votes? • People eligible to vote are called the electorate • People’s voting rights will be denied if • They are inmates in mental hospitals • They have been convicted of a felony • They do not meet the residency requirements in their state

  5. Who Votes?Voter Residency Requirement Days

  6. Who Votes?Effects of Felon Voting Bans on African American Males

  7. Why Should I Vote? • The right to vote is considered to be our greatest freedom • People should exercise their right to vote because it allows citizens to • Choose their govt. leaders • Elect new leaders if dissatisfied with performance of current leaders • Express their opinions on public issues Smoking Ban in GA Rests.

  8. Where Do I Vote? • Precincts • Each address is assigned to a specific precinct number • Each precinct has specific locations where its residents go to vote (polling stations) • Can find precinct number here: (if registered) http://www.sos.state.ga.us/elections/

  9. Gwinnett County Precinct Map

  10. Sample Voter Info Card

  11. How Do I Vote? • Polling stations open as early as 5AM and close as late as 8 or 9 PM (GA 7am-7pm) • Each voting precinct decides the method of voting to use: • Mechanical Machine - Levers • Electronic Voting – Touch Screen / Optical Scan • Paper Ballot – Paper/Punch Card

  12. Voting Methods

  13. Voting Methods • Electronic Voting Opti-Scan Voting Machine Touch Screen Voting

  14. Voting Methods • Mechanical Machine

  15. Voting Methods • Paper Ballot Datavote Basic Paper Punch Cards (holes called CHADS)

  16. 2000 Election Controversy

  17. 2000 Election Controversy Palm Beach County

  18. Voting Methods

  19. When Do I Vote? • General Election Day • 1st Tuesday after the 1st Monday in Nov. • Could be voting for • President of the U.S. • Governor • Senators • Representatives • State Legislators • Any state, federal, or local officials • Mid-term Elections (Same Day as Above) • Elections in which members of Congress and some Governors are being elected, but not the President

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