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Voters And Voter Behavior

Voters And Voter Behavior. Chapter 6 . . VOTING & THE US CONSTITUTION.

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Voters And Voter Behavior

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  1. Voters And Voter Behavior Chapter 6

  2. . VOTING & THE US CONSTITUTION States cannot violate any part of the Constitution while setting voting requirement or require different qualifications for voting in state and federal elections. Suffrage is the right to vote and electorates are the people eligible to vote 1.

  3. Voting Rights Over Time • B. 15th Amendment (1870) Race does not determine if a person can vote (Civil Rights) • states got around this by implementing tactics such as violence, literacy tests, and • gerrymandering (drawing electoral districts that limits voting strength of a group) • Voting Rights Act of 1965—gave the Department of Justice preclearance (the right to approve new election laws) • C. 19th Amendment (1920) Allowed women to vote • D. 24th Amendment (1964) States cannot use the payment of taxes to determine who can vote • E. 26th Amendment (1971) Age requirement cannot be over 18

  4. PACKING

  5. 2. Current Voter Qualifications • Citizenship • Legal resident of the US. • State Residence • In order to become familiar with state issues and local representatives • Keep people from changing the outcome of local elections by bribery

  6. Current Voter Qualifications • Age • 18 or older. • Registration (49 states): Signing up with local election officials • Voter identification to prevent fraudulent voting • Includes name, age, place of birth, present address, length of residence

  7. Suffrage and Civil Rights (Write on the side) • Injunctions – orders from courts – were used to take action or stop actions in order to ensure citizens the right to vote. • 1965 Voting Rights Act was passed with the intent to protect minority rights in all elections.

  8. 3. Voter Restrictions • A. Mental Competency • B. Criminal record • Most states deny anyone convicted of a serious crime from voting • Idaho: when you are incarcerated, your voting rights are taken away, when you are released they are immediately reinstated if you have served your time. • C. Transients • People living in the state for a short amount of time (ex. College students)

  9. Why people do not vote? A. Cannot vote because they are ill or travelling B. Think they can’t/won’t make a difference C. Cumbersome election procedures • Political efficacy • Youth: 50 percent voted in 1972, compared with only 32 percent in 1996. 49 percent in 2008. 4. Most Likely to Vote a. High levels of income, education and occupation status. b. Well integrated into the community life c. Long time residents who are active and comfortable. d. Strong party identification

  10. FACTORS INFLUENCING VOTER BEHAVIOR • Sociological: • Income, occupation, education, gender, age, religion, family, ethnicity, region of residence • Psychological • Party identification, perception of candidates and issues. • Party identification – party loyalty • Straight ticket • Split ticket (independents) • Candidates • Issues

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