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Chapter 11: Voting and Elections pp. 192 – 200, 204 - 215

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Page 1: American Campaigns and Elections

Chapter 11: Voting and Elections

pp. 192 – 200, 204 - 215

Chapter 11: Voting and Elections

pp. 192 – 200, 204 - 215

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© 2000 AP/ Wide World Photos © 2000 AP/Wide World Photos

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Turning Out to VoteTurning Out to Vote

The Effect of Low Voter Turnout• Some feel low voter participation is a threat to

representative democratic government• Others feel it represents satisfaction with the

status quo

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Voter Turnout for Presidential and Congressional Elections, 1904–2006

Voter Turnout for Presidential and Congressional Elections, 1904–2006

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Voting in the 2004 Presidential Election by Age Group

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Voter Participation

in Other Countries

Voter Participation

in Other Countries

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Factors Influencing Who Votes

Factors Influencing Who Votes

Age

Education

Minority status

Income

Two-party competition

(Peter Morgan/Reuters/Corbis)

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Factors Influencing Who Votes

Factors Influencing Who Votes

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Why People Do Not VoteWhy People Do Not Vote

Uninformative media coverage and negative campaigning

The rational ignorance effect

Plans for improving voter turnout

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Restrictions on VotingRestrictions on Voting

Historical Restrictions• Property requirements• Further extensions of the franchise• Is the franchise still too restrictive?

Current Eligibility and Registration Requirements

Extension of the Voting Rights Act

(Library of Congress, NAACP Collection)

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How Are Elections Conducted?

How Are Elections Conducted?

Ballots• Office-block ballot groups

candidates for elective office together under the title of the office

• States that use the party-column ballot list candidates in columns arranged by political parties

Voting by Mail© 2003 AP/Wide World Photos

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Internet Voting RevolutionInternet Voting Revolution

Click the icon to open the movie

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Questions Questions

Do you think the United States should institute Internet voting?

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© Archaubault /U.S. News & World Report

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How Are Elections Conducted?

How Are Elections Conducted?

Vote Fraud• Failure to purge the electoral rolls of voters

who have died or moved opens up possibilities of fraud.

• Mistakes by voting officials: In some locales voting officials have purged many legitimate voters from the rolls by mistake.

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How Are Elections Conducted?

How Are Elections Conducted?

The Importance of the Voting Machine• 2004 presidential election – Florida’s punch card

ballots• 2002 Help America Vote Act established the U.S.

Election Assistance Commission

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The Electoral CollegeThe Electoral College

The Choice of Electors

The Electors’ Commitment

Criticisms of the Electoral College

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State Electoral Votes in 2008State Electoral Votes in 2008

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Web Links Web Links

The Democratic Party

The GOP

Rock the Vote

The Center for Voting and Democracy