Voter Fraud vs. Voter Suppression How do voter fraud/suppression influence our elections?

If you saw these names on this ballot, who Do Now:ow you vote for? Take out the NY Times excerpt. As a group, name one strategy that could be used to make our system more democratic.

How flawed is our voting system?

How voting is supposed to go: First you go to your polling place (that’s where you vote!) Then you need to make a decision.

Qualifications to vote in NY US Citizen 18 years or older Live at your current address for more than 30 days Not claim the right to vote in another state

How to register In person at the city board of elections or at appointed voter registration centers At the DMV in person or on their website IF you have a NY State ID BY mail by requesting a registration form be sent to you to be completed

Absentee Ballot Each State offer a State Absentee Ballot Application! This means if you are out of state you can still vote in the state of NY. Check out what NY State’s Application looks like!

Split-ticket vs. Straight Ticket Voting Split-Ticket: voting for both parties Straight-Ticket: voting for one party

Bullet voting vs. Coattail Voting

What is voter fraud?

The only type of voter fraud that matters is voter suppression! Types of Voter Fraud The only type of voter fraud that matters is voter suppression! Other types of voter fraud are highly unlikely to happen. Double Voting/ Ballot Stuffing Dead Voters Felon Voter Fraud Voter Suppression Registration Fraud Voter Impersonation Vote-buying Fraud by election officials

According to the Brennan Center for Justice at the New York University: “It is more likely that an individual will be struck by lightning than that he will impersonate another voter at the polls.” An investigation of 1 billion ballots cast over more than a decade found just 31 credible incidents of voter fraud.

So why did Trump claim that 3 million voters voted illegally? Trump supporters claimed that busloads of people came into New Hampshire to vote in the election and that California allows illegal voting! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3COT 045yWGM https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=APetG 6zuous Numerous states are refusing to give information to the very distinguished VOTER FRAUD PANEL. What are they trying to hide? Trump Tweets!

DISCUSS! Why are Trump and his supporters complaining about voter fraud after he won the election?

Lost the Popular Vote Clinton: 65,844,610 Trump: 62,979,636

The Inauguration

Russian Collusion

So, what did Trump decide to do?

Clear your desks! We are having a surprise test! Do Now: Clear your desks! We are having a surprise test!

How did Jim Crow laws suppress voting among African Americans?

Voter Suppression Jim Crow Laws Poll Taxes Literacy Tests Voter Intimidation And voter suppression continues to this day.

Poll Tax

Literacy Tests

Voter Intimidation

So, what about voter suppression today?

DISCUSS! Compare and contrast the documents in your groups. How does voter suppression seem to manifest itself today?

Republican election state officials deliberately close polling places in Democratic districts throughout the state. Because of the long lines, it discourages voters to come out and vote!

Voter ID Rules tend to disproportionately affect minorities for the following reasons: They live in urban areas and do not need to drive They move across state lines more frequently They are unfairly arrested for minor crimes resulting in unpaid fines and suspended licenses

Trump supporters planned to suppress voters (specifically minorities) in the 2016 election.

And, more recently...

In 2016, North Carolina allowed any voter to challenge another county resident’s registration! As a result, almost 4,000 voters were purged from the rolls. A federal judge mandated that the purged voters were returned to the rolls.

200,000 Brooklyn voters were purged from the rolls for not voting since 2008! Minorities populations in Brooklyn were unfairly targeted. The Board of Elections admitted wrongdoing and recently settled the matter in a lawsuit brought against them by Common Cause.

Should the states have a uniformed elections process? Why or why not? DISCUSS! Should the states have a uniformed elections process? Why or why not?