1. Unit 3 Voting

2. Terminology Suffrage – The right to vote, also called franchise.

3. Terminology Electorate – The potential voting population

4. Terminology Literacy – The ability to read and write

5. Terminology Poll Tax – A sum of money that had to be paid by the voter at the time he or she cast a ballot.

6. Terminology Ballot Fatigue – Voters lose their patience and/or knowledge as they work their way down a ballot.

7. Terminology Time-Zone Fallout – New media predicts elections winners when the polls in the East and Midwest close, resulting in lower voter turnout in the West where the polls are still open.

8. Voter Qualifications Age Citizenship Residency Mental Competency Felony Convictions

9. Voter Qualifications Age Must be at least 18 years old on or before the day of the general election. Citizenship. Residency Mental Competency Felony Convictions

10. Voter Qualifications Age Must be at least 18 years old on or before the day of the general election. CitizenshipMust be a United States citizen. Residency Mental Competency Felony Convictions

11. Voter Qualifications Age Must be at least 18 years old on or before the day of the general election. CitizenshipMust be a United States citizen. Residency Must be a resident of Ohio and of the precinct in which you will vote at least 30 days immediately before the election. Mental Competency Felony Convictions

12. Voter Qualifications Age Must be at least 18 years old on or before the day of the general election. CitizenshipMust be a United States citizen. Residency Must be a resident of Ohio and of the precinct in which you will vote at least 30 days immediately before the election. Mental Competency Not must been declared incompetent for voting purposes by a probate court. Felony Convictions

13. Voter Qualifications Age Must be at least 18 years old on or before the day of the general election. CitizenshipMust be a United States citizen. Residency Must be a resident of Ohio and of the precinct in which you will vote at least 30 days immediately before the election. Mental Competency Not must been declared incompetent for voting purposes by a probate court. Felony Convictions Voting rights restored automatically after release from prison.

14. Suffrage History YearExpansionWho could vote & Provisions 1789Constitution 1850 Religious & Property requirements dropped 1870 15 th Amendment 192019 th Amendment

15. Suffrage History YearExpansionWho could vote & Provisions 1789ConstitutionWhite male property owners 1850 Religious & Property requirements dropped 1870 15 th Amendment 192019 th Amendment

16. Suffrage History YearExpansionWho could vote & Provisions 1789ConstitutionWhite male property owners 1850 Religious & Property requirements dropped Almost all adult white males 1870 15 th Amendment 192019 th Amendment

17. Suffrage History YearExpansionWho could vote & Provisions 1789ConstitutionWhite male property owners 1850 Religious & Property requirements dropped Almost all adult white males 1870 15 th Amendment All adult males including African Americans were given the right to vote but it not really enforced in most places. 192019 th Amendment

18. Suffrage History YearExpansionWho could vote & Provisions 1789ConstitutionWhite male property owners 1850 Religious & Property requirements dropped Almost all adult white males 1870 15 th Amendment All adult males including African Americans were given the right to vote but it not really enforced in most places. 192019 th Amendment All adult men and women (but many African Americans still could not)

19. Suffrage History (continued) 1957 Civil Rights Act of 1957 1960 Civil Rights Act of 1960 1964Civil Rights Act of 1964

20. Suffrage History (continued) 1957 Civil Rights Act of 1957 Established the United States Civil Rights Commission and gave the U.S. attorney general the right to seek federal court orders to prevent actions that interfered with voting rights of qualified citizens 1960 Civil Rights Act of 1960 1964Civil Rights Act of 1964

21. Suffrage History (continued) 1957 Civil Rights Act of 1957 Established the United States Civil Rights Commission and gave the U.S. attorney general the right to seek federal court orders to prevent actions that interfered with voting rights of qualified citizens 1960 Civil Rights Act of 1960 Appointed federal voting referees, their duty was to make sure that qualified citizens were allowed to register and vote in federal elections. 1964Civil Rights Act of 1964

22. Suffrage History (continued) 1957 Civil Rights Act of 1957 Established the United States Civil Rights Commission and gave the U.S. attorney general the right to seek federal court orders to prevent actions that interfered with voting rights of qualified citizens 1960 Civil Rights Act of 1960 Appointed federal voting referees, their duty was to make sure that qualified citizens were allowed to register and vote in federal elections. 1964Civil Rights Act of 1964 Banned registration or literacy requirements. It relied heavily on the use of the court system to overcome racial discrimination.

23. Suffrage History (continued) 1965 Voting Rights Act of 1965 197126 th

24. Suffrage History (continued) 1965 Voting Rights Act of 1965 Attacked the use of poll taxes and literacy tests. It authorized the appointment of voter examiners in any state or county in which less than half of the electorate had been registered or voted in the 1964 election. 197126 th

25. Suffrage History (continued) 1965 Voting Rights Act of 1965 Attacked the use of poll taxes and literacy tests. It authorized the appointment of voter examiners in any state or county in which less than half of the electorate had been registered or voted in the 1964 election. 197126 th Gave 18 years olds the right to vote.

26. Predictions What type of elections years have the highest voter turnout? Answer: – Presidential elections What is the largest group of “cannot-voters”? Answer: – Resident aliens (people who are legally allowed to stay in our country. Why do some nonvoters deliberately (purposely) choose not to vote? Answer: – They think their votes will not have an effect on government. What is the chief reason that most nonvoters do not vote? Answer: – Voters are not interested!

27. How does each of these factors affect the likelihood of whether people do or do not vote? Level of income – People with higher incomes are more likely to vote than people with lower incomes. Occupation – People with higher incomes are more likely to vote than people with lower incomes. Education – Better educated people are more likely to vote than people with lower incomes.

28. How does each of these factors affect the likelihood of whether people do or do not vote? Age – People under 35 are less likely to vote than older people. Gender – Women are more likely to vote than men. Party Identification – People with stronger party identification are more likely to vote than people with weaker identification.