2. Suffrage/Franchise
Right to vote

3. 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

4. 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

5. 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.)

6. 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.

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

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

9. 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

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

17. Anti-Suffrage Pamphlet (c.1910)“

18. “
“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. “

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

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

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

22. Political Efficacy
Feeling like your vote doesn’t matter

23. Electorate
All those eligible to vote

24. Absentee Ballot
Voting by mail