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Suffrage/Franchise Right to vote

MN requires you to be a citizen for 3 months before you vote Voting Requirements Citizenship MN requires you to be a citizen for 3 months before you vote

Voting Requirements Residence Most states require a voter to live in that state for 30 days before they vote. Some even shorter. *AZ longer at 50 days *MN 20 days

Voting Requirements Age 26th Amendment – All 18 year olds can vote “Old enough to fight, old enough to vote.” (Constitution does not prohibit states from allowing younger people from voting.)

Most states require signing up to prevent voter fraud. Registration Most states require signing up to prevent voter fraud. Rules vary in states. Register day of election or up to 30 days in advance.

Literacy Poll tax – payment of property taxes Past Qualifications Literacy Poll tax – payment of property taxes

Denied the Vote Mentally incompetent or in mental institutions Convicts of serious crimes Some states dishonorable discharges

Voting & Civil Rights 15th Amendment – Cannot be denied due to race, color or previous condition of servitude Civil Rights Acts of 1957, 1960, 1964 & 1965 – Put teeth to the 15th Amendment

Women’s Suffrage 1920 Gave women the right to vote 19th Amendment Women’s Suffrage 1920 Gave women the right to vote

Anti-Suffrage Pamphlet (c.1910) “

“ “Vote NO on Woman Suffrage BECAUSE 90% of the women either do not want it, or do not care. BECAUSE it means competition of women with men instead of co-operation. BECAUSE 80% of the women eligible to vote are married and can only double or annul their husband’s votes… BECAUSE in some States more voting women than voting men will place the Government under petticoat rule. BECAUSE it is unwise to risk the good we already have for the evil which may occur. “

Split-ticket Voting Voting for more than one party on the ballot

Straight Ticket Voting Voting for the same party on every issue on the ballot.

Ballot Fatigue Getting tired, caring less the further you go down the ballot

Political Efficacy Feeling like your vote doesn’t matter

Electorate All those eligible to vote

Absentee Ballot Voting by mail