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Public Service Announcement Project

Public Service Announcement Project. Voters Awareness Rachel Fuller 1 st Semester Ms. Brown . U.S. History of Voting Rights . U.S. History of Voting Rights. In order to vote in the U.S., a person must be : . A United States citizen A United States resident 18 years or older

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Public Service Announcement Project

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  1. Public Service Announcement Project Voters Awareness Rachel Fuller 1st Semester Ms. Brown

  2. U.S. History of Voting Rights

  3. U.S. History of Voting Rights

  4. In order to vote in the U.S., a person must be : • A United States citizen • A United States resident • 18 years or older • Registered to vote in the state of which he or she is planning to vote in. Each state has different deadlines.

  5. Voter Restrictions All of the following have been used either in the past or present to restrict votes: • Poll Taxes- pay to vote • Literacy Test- be able to read a difficult section of the constitution. • Land- only land owners could vote • Grandfather Clause- if your ancestors could/couldn’t vote, you had to do the same • Picture ID- photo identification must be shown in order to vote.

  6. Civil Rights Legislation Without the help of early documents and pieces of legislation, citizens would not be able to vote the way they do now. • The 15th Amendment: Allowed to vote, no matter the race. • The 19th Amendment: Woman suffrage • The 26th Amendment: Voters must be 18 or older • Voting Act of 1965: prevents any discrimination in the voting system

  7. Dangers of not voting If you do not vote, you could potentially be the vote that kept your favorite candidate out of office. Every vote matters. In several cases, massive decisions were made by the influence of one vote. 1776- One vote gave America the English language instead of German. 1868- One vote saved President Andrew Jackson from impeachment. 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.

  8. Voting Issues Elderly people (60 and up) in society have statistically shown to vote slightly under average in relation to others. Many elderly say they do not vote because they do not have time, are unable to physically make it to the voting site, are ill, or just do not care as much as they did at a young age. * From seniorjournal.com

  9. Remember when?..... …VOTE to help make America great again!

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