VOTING “SUFFRAGE” ELIMINATED…. RELIGIOUS QUALIFICATIONS.

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VOTING

“SUFFRAGE”

ELIMINATED….

RELIGIOUS QUALIFICATIONS

PROPERTY OWNERSHIP

TAX PAYMENT

5 AMENDMENTS 15, 19, 23, 24, 26

15 TH AMENDMENT “RACE”

BUT…..

VOTING RIGHTS ACT 1965 !!!! 50%

% of VAP Registered * Mississippi White 63.9 – 82.1 Black 5.2 – 71.0 * ArkansasWhite 60.9 – 74.1 Black 38.0 – 82.3 * Tennessee White 73.0 – 78.5 Black 59.1 – 71.6

19 TH AMENDMENT “WOMEN” Ms. Fitch Ms. Short Mr. Nunney

23 RD AMENDMENT “D.C. VOTERS”

24 TH AMENDMENT “NO POLL TAX”

VRA OF 1970 (UNCONSTITUTIONAL)

26 TH AMENDMENT “18-20 YEAR OLDS”

MOTOR-VOTER LAW 1993

QUALIFICATIONS FOR VOTING…

CITIZENSHIP

RESIDENCY …OHIO (30)

REGISTRATION

“GHOST VOTING”

“LITTERUSEE”

2012 election…

“TURNOUT” VAP VS. VEP

MILLION VOTES VAP 231 MILLION (56.3%) VEP 219 MILLION (59.4%)

OBAMA 65.9 M (51%) ROMNEY 60.9 M (47.2%) JOHNSON 1.3 M (1%) STEIN 469,000 (.4%) (Ohio – 50.7% OBAMA)

90,000,000 “BALLOT FATIGUE”

NON-VOTERS

ALIENS

ILL

OUT OF TOWN

PRISON

“VOTER APATHY” “I’M TOO BUSY… WHATEVER… REAL HOUSEWIVES OF SOLON IS ON TV.”

WEATHER

PARTY PREFERENCE

OTHER PARTICIPATION…

INACTIVES (22%)

ACTIVISTS (11%)

CONVENTIONAL VS. NON-CONVENTIONAL

VOTING SPECIALISTS

CAMPAIGNERS

COMMUNALISTS

PAROCHIAL PARTICIPANTS