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Who is responsible for conducting electiions in the U.S.?

What are counties divided into for voting?

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What are the requirements to be eligible to vote in the U.S.?

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What are 3 different ways a registered voter can cast their ballot?

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What is the name of this election?

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What happens if you choose not to vote?

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Who conducts elections in the United States?

All federal, state, and county elections are conducted by the county.

Also certain municipal and school district elections can be contracted to be conducted by the county.

Election 2010Where and when do you vote?

Counties are divided into precincts. Each precinct has a number like 4044 or 4454.

Three Ways To Vote:

1. On election day, vote in person at your precinct polling place. Could be a school like Wayside or a fire station or church. Look up your precinct on the Tarrant County Website to find your location. To see a list of polling places click here.

2. Early in person voting – any registered voter, two weeks before election day. Oct. 18 – 29, 2010. Special locations.

3. Voting by mail– if out of town, ill or disabled.

Election 2010You are eligible to vote if:

1.You are a United States citizen;

2.You are legally registered to vote in Texas;

3.You are at least 18 years old on Election Day;

4.You are not a convicted felon (you may be eligible to vote if you have completed your sentence, probation, and parole); and

5.You have not been declared by a court to be either totally mentally incapacitated or partially mentally incapacitated without the right to vote.

Election 2010Election name: Joint General and Special Elections,Tuesday, November 2, 2010

It is called a“Midterm Election” because it is halfway through the current U.S. Presidential term of office.

Last day to register to be able to vote in this election was October 4, 2010.

For a list of important dates click here.

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Sample Ballot:

To see a copy of a sample ballot click this link.

For precinct 4454 voting at Wayside For precinct 4044 voting at Eagle Mtn. Elementary

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See how to vote in Tarrant County:

To see video showing how to vote with eScan and eSlate: http://www.tarrantcounty.com/evote/cwp/view.asp?a=771&Q=454282&evoteNav=|

To see an interactive demonstration of the eSlate voting system:eSlate Flash demo “How to Vote” http://www.hartintercivic.com//files/eSlate.swf

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What happens if a voter chooses not to vote?

They give up their American right to have a voice in their government.

They allow others who choose to vote to speak for them.

Frequently Asked Questions about voting

Project V.O.T.E. for teachers, educators and students

Sources and Links

Project V.O.T.E for teachers http://www.sos.state.tx.us/elections/projectvote/index.shtml

Tarrant County www.tarrantcounty.com/elections

State of Texas voter info http://www.sos.state.tx.us/elections/voter/index.shtml

Vote Texas www.votexas.org

Voter Registration Application https://webservices.sos.state.tx.us/forms/vr17.pdf

Sample Ballots http://tcweb.tarrantcounty.com/evote/cwp/view.asp?a=770&q=476864

Tarrant County’s Hart Voting System:

Demonstration videos: http://www.tarrantcounty.com/evote/cwp/view.asp?a=771&Q=454282&evoteNav=|

eSlate Flash demo “How to Vote” http://www.hartintercivic.com//files/eSlate.swf