1. WHEN YOU READ, ANSWER THE QUESTIONS BELOW: 1. Who is mentioned in this passage? 2. What do these people do? What have they done? 3. Why did they do it? 4. What year did these events take place? 5. Who can vote? 6. Who can’t vote? 7. Is there anything that you are unsure about? Why?

2. HOW VOTING FRAUD CAN OCCUR: REMEMBER?  A citizen’s ability to vote is interfered with…  Force, intimidation  Poll tax, literacy test  Gender, race, ethnicity  An elector or clerk in charge of a poll intentionally…  Changes the voting returns  “Loses” voting returns  Adds votes

3. PREPARE YOUR BRIEF:  Student 1: Describe the who, when, and where.  Student 2: Describe what is going on (list of events).  Student 3: Who is being cheated, and who is responsible for this fraud?  Student 4: Describe the fraud.  Student 5: Why is this fraud going on?  (If you have a Student 6): Is the author of the article biased? Why or why not?