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Evolution of Voting Rights: A Historic Journey to Democratic Inclusion

Explore the long, hard road of voting rights from 1776 to present, highlighting struggles and victories for various groups. Understand reasons for low voter turnout, global statistics, and the ongoing fight for political participation.

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Evolution of Voting Rights: A Historic Journey to Democratic Inclusion

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  1. Voting

  2. Qualifications • citizenship -- groups have been denied citizenship throughout our history…….

  3. 18 yrs old -- since 1970 – 26th amend.

  4. legal residencyin state where you live • registration required – except N.Dakota

  5. …..right to vote denied to … • people deemed mentally incompetent • people in mental institutions

  6. Convicted felons: - 14 states -- for lifers.-32 states -- while on parole.-29 states -- on probation.

  7. ….it’s been a long, hard road…. • 1776: Abigail Adams asks the Continental Congress to support women's rights. • 1776-early 1800s: Struggleto remove religious restrictions …and we all know how well THAT went over…. …though the Constitution prohibits religious restrictions, former colonies had pre-existing religious bars that continued through the early 1800’s……. Maryland extended voting rights to Jews in 1828….

  8. …we’ve only just begun….. • 1790: Citizenship limited to "whites.“ - Naturalization law – “white” defined as pure European ancestry – everyone else excluded…. • 1788-1856: Struggle to remove property restrictions. …and, of course, limited to male property owners….

  9. ….and the struggle continues… • 1848: Mexican-Americans are denied voting rights in the southwest. • 1867: 14th Amendment extends citizenship to African-Americans. • 1870: 15th Amendment extends vote to African-Americans. • 1867-1877: Reconstruction. -- in late 1860’s, more blacks are registered to vote than whites in 10 deep south states, and many are elected to office…..

  10. ...just when you think…. • 1877 End of reconstruction …and black voting rights in the south… --- intimidation, beatings, lynchings, evictions, property destroyed, registration rolls purged, black office holders removed, literacy tests, poll taxes, segregation laws • 1870-1923: Asians denied citizenship

  11. …and the band played on….. • 1920: 19th Amendment extends right to vote to women.

  12. 1924: Native-American citizenship • 1942-1952: Asian citizenship rights. …voting rights still widely denied to both groups…

  13. 1944: "White-only" Primaries Ruled Unconstitutional. • 1945-1960: GIs fight for civil rights. …Black, Latino, & Native American GIs returning from WWII…

  14. 1948: State laws denying the vote to Native-Americans are overturned

  15. 1960-1965: Civil Rights Movement demands the right to vote.

  16. 1964: 24th Amendment ends poll taxes. • 1965: Passage of Voting Rights Act.

  17. 1966: Poll taxes outlawed in state elections • 1970: 26th Amendment lowers voting age to 18.

  18. 1975: Extension of Voting Rights Act to "language minorities."

  19. …so, after all this, why do so many people not vote?????

  20. Voter apathy – lack of interest in politics • Feel it won’t make a difference who wins ....because, either: - everything is OK & will continue to be ….or: - feel alienated – don’t trust the gov’t • Feel that one vote doesn’t matter/ won’t count -- dissatisfaction with the electoral college system • Uninformed – don’t know enough about candidates to make a choice

  21. (Ironically Paris Hilton neither voted nor died in 2008)

  22. Italy…………..92.5 % Indonesia…...... 88.3 Australia…….. 84.4 Germany……. 80.6 Venezuela…… 72.2 Canada……… 68.4 Nicaragua…… 62.0 Zimbabwe….. 58.8 USA……….. 48.3 El Salvador…. 44.3 Sudan……….. 32.0 Egypt………. 24.6 Cambodia………… 90.5 % South Africa………. 85.5 Rwanda…………… 82.0 United Kingdom….. 74.9 Philippines………... 69.6 France……………. 67.3 India………………. 60.7 Russia…………….. 55.0 Mexico……………. 48.1 Haiti……………… 42.9 Guatemala………... 29.8 Mali……………… 21.7 … OK, so, lets take a look… average global voter turnout

  23. 2004

  24. …a little better…

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