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Unit 3 Chapter 6: The Voter’s Role in the Electoral Process How could the government increase voter participation today?

Voting Rights in the Past Franchise – the right to vote. Most could not vote under the original Constitution (1 in 15). Over time this has changed through amendments. Past limitations Property ownership Religious beliefs Poll tax Sex discrimination Condition of Servitude

Limitations Today Citizenship Residency Age Registration Legal disenfranchised Must be a citizen Rules vary from state to state 1 year 18 – 26th amendment Mentally incapacitated

Secret Ballot The secret ballot guarantees the voter’s privacy will not be violated. Common secret ballot features: Uniform ballots Numbered ballots Detachable ballots Write-in votes (Mayor Barnett)

Bloc Voting: people with similar characteristics tend to vote the same way. Parents voting patterns Place of residence Section of the country Religion Race Age Income level Education Occupation 2 of 3 same political beliefs as parents, small town and rural support Republicans, South more democratic, Protestant and Jews and nonreligious Democratic, whites – Republican, younger than 35 Democratic, low income Democratic, higher education Democratic, Blue collar Democratic

Voting Tendencies Split ticket voting is on the decline….. Leading to straight ticket voting.

Voter Participation in the U.S. How many people vote in a typical general election? Less than half that are registered to vote! Low turnout, why? Reasons beyond voter control Difficult registration procedures Complex election issues One-party domination Voter alienation - alienated voters – doesn’t matter who wins

Sources of Campaign Funding Families and individual supporters Officeholders and office seekers Special interest groups – Political Action Committees Fundraising events Public financing

Regulation of Campaign Spending Financial reports – campaigns must file detailed reports of how money is taken in and spent. Limits on spending – limits keep going up, loopholes exist. Limits on source of funds – individual, PACs all have limits. Do we need campaign finance reform? Who would be in favor, opposed?