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Voters ages 18-24

Voters ages 18-24 . Kimberly Mullins Government 4 th period. 15 th amendment- 1870- Racial equality in voting 19 th amendment- 1920- Suffrage for women 24 th amendment- 1964- poll tax abolished 26 th amendment- 1971- right for 18 year olds to vote . History of voting rights.

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Voters ages 18-24

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  1. Voters ages 18-24 Kimberly Mullins Government 4th period

  2. 15th amendment- 1870- Racial equality in voting • 19th amendment- 1920- Suffrage for women • 24th amendment- 1964- poll tax abolished • 26thamendment- 1971- right for 18 year olds to vote History of voting rights

  3. U.S citizen • 18 year old or older to vote • Must be a legal resident of the state • Have to be registered to vote • Have a valid ID present to vote • Most states do not permit an individual to vote if he or she is a convicted felon currently serving time in prison or has been declared mentally incompetent by a court of law. Requirements for voting

  4. In 1965, Southern states maintained elaborate voter registration procedures whose primary purpose was to deny the vote to nonwhites. This process was often referred to as a "literacy test.” • The poll tax was once used as a way to keep the lower income people from voting. • Electoral fraud by ballot box stuffing, throwing out non-Democratic votes, or counting them for the Democrats even popular. Restrictions used in the past

  5. Early civil rights legislation now allows anyone to vote over the age of 18 and it does not stop people who are uneducated, poor, or of a different race to vote. • The Voting Rights Act of 1965is a landmark piece of national legislation in the United States that outlawed discriminatory voting practices in the U.S Early Civil Rights Legislation

  6. People aren’t voting! What is the problem?

  7. If you don’t vote, your opinion is not being heard! • We have certain voting rights that we should take advantage of! • You should want to be apart of the country you live in! Why should we vote?

  8. 18-24 year olds Who doesn’t vote!?

  9. WHY?

  10. Candidates view on internet and security • Candidates view on how the future will unfold. • MONEY! How the economy will bound back in a couple years when they are living in the real world with a real job. Concerns for 18-24 year olds

  11. During World War II, President Franklin D. Roosevelt lowered the minimum age for the military draft age to 18, at a time when the minimum voting age had historically been 21 • "Old enough to fight, old enough to vote" became a common slogan for a youth voting rights movement • 1943 Georgia became the first state to lower its voting age in state and local elections from 21 to 18.  SUFFRAGE FOR 18 YEAR OLDS

  12. 1645 One vote gave Oliver Cromwell control of England. • 1776 One vote gave America the English language instead of German. • 1868 One vote saved President Andrew Jackson from impeachment. • 1875 One vote changed France from a monarchy to a republic. • 1876 One vote gave Rutherford B. Hayes the Presidency of the United States of America. • 1923 One vote gave Adolf Hitler leadership of the Nazi Party. • 1941 One vote saved the Selective Service - just weeks before Pearl Harbor was attacked. • 1990 One vote decided a state House race in Oakland County, Michigan. One Vote

  13. If you want a great economy when you are older, go VOTE NOW! VOTE for the ECONOMY

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