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The Election Process

The Election Process. Voting and Your Rights. Registration. The act of signing up with election officials in order to qualify for voting. Must give name, address, and in states with closed primaries, a party preference. Rules vary from state to state. Most have a residency requirement

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The Election Process

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  1. The Election Process Voting and Your Rights

  2. Registration • The act of signing up with election officials in order to qualify for voting. • Must give name, address, and in states with closed primaries, a party preference. • Rules vary from state to state. • Most have a residency requirement • make sure that voters are familiar with local issues • to prevent outsiders from trying to swing elections.

  3. Ballots • List of candidates to be voted on • Originally each party’s ballot looked different and others could tell who you were voting for • Australian ballot - secret ballot • used in every state • printed, paid for and distributed by state or local governments • cast in the privacy of voting booth

  4. Polling Place • Both state and local laws govern where a person votes • states sets up voting districts and local governments divide them into wards and then precincts • assigned to a specific voting place • state and local officials set the times • absentee ballot - used if can’t go to poll • state or local gov’t determines the type of voting apparatus

  5. Ensuring Honest Elections • Election judges from both parties are assigned to each polling place • poll watchers may be present - represent political parties, even minor parties • check the registration to vote carefully • votes are tallied and sent to the appropriate local or state canvassing board • canvassing board tabulates the votes and certifies the winners • final decision on validity rests with courts

  6. American Voter Turnout • Voter turnout in presidential elections has dropped severely • 1876 - 80% voted • 1936 - 56% voted • 1988 - 50% voted • 1992 - 55% voted

  7. Characteristics of Voters • Education/ income - more education and more wealth people have the more likely to vote • Occupation - employed vote at a much higher rate than the unemployed • Age - older the more likely to vote • Race - whites more likely to vote than minorities • Sex - not much difference • Residence - Midwest and Northeast vote more than South or West-rural more than urban

  8. Why people don’t vote • Political apathy-indifference • Unable to get to polls • lower level of gov’t being elected the lower the voter turnout • elections with little of no media attention have low voter turnout • barriers to voting - residency, problems getting registered • people are relatively satisfied with gov’t and its policies

  9. Voting Decisions • Party loyalty affects how one votes • changing as more independents run • Image of candidate affects how people vote • personality, appearance, reputation • Issues are an important factor in who people vote for • cast ballots for person whose positions are closest to their own

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