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Voters

Voters. Chapter 6. Voting Rights History. Suffrage- The right to vote There have been five different stages of suffrage In the early 1800’s the requirements regarding religion and property ownership were removed 2. 15 th amendment (1870)- removed all racial restrictions.

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Voters

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  1. Voters Chapter 6

  2. Voting Rights History • Suffrage- The right to vote • There have been five different stages of suffrage • In the early 1800’s the requirements regarding religion and property ownership were removed 2. 15th amendment (1870)- removed all racial restrictions

  3. Voting Rights History 3. 19th amendment (1920)- gave women the right to vote 4. 1960’s- 23rd amendment- giving DC residents votes in Presidential elections 24th amendment- eliminating poll tax 5. 1971- 26th amendment sets the voting age at 18

  4. Voter Qualifications • The electorate is the size of the American voting population • Universal Requirements to vote: - Citizenship - Residence in the state you want to vote in - 18 years of age

  5. Registration • Is a procedure used for identification and originally intended to prevent fraudulent voting • Gives election officials a list of qualified voters

  6. Off Year Elections • Off year elections always have lower turn out rates due to no Presidential election • They are held between presidential elections

  7. Political Socialization • People gain their political beliefs from the factors that influence them • Family • Friends • Income Levels • Education • Gender and Age

  8. Likely Voters • People who have higher level of income, education, or occupation • Long term residents of a community • Those people who feel their vote matters

  9. Unlikely Voters • Younger then 35 • Unmarried • Unskilled • Rural areas • Think their vote does not count

  10. Transient Voters • People who are only living in a state for a short while -Part time workers - Snowbirds • College students who claim their residence by campus as their legal residence can vote in that state

  11. Purging/Poll Boks • Purging- Removing names of registered voters who are no longer eligible to vote • Poll Books- Books that are cluttered with names of people who no longer meet requirements

  12. Poll Tax/Literacy Tests • Payment of a special tax as a condition on voting. • Mainly took place in the Southern parts of the United States • African Americans would often have to take unpassable literacy tests before they could vote.

  13. Gerrymandering • The practice of drawing electoral district lines • Used to eliminate strength of one given party • Gerrymandering is done every 10 years Gerrymandering

  14. Party Identification • Loyalty to a party is the most significant and lasting predictor of how a person will vote • Straight-ticket voting – voting for only for people of one party • Split-ticket voting – voting for people from different parties

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