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Voting and Elections
Chapter 10
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Daily Agenda (10/22/07)AppetizerHomework reviewGroups (3rd Period Only)/1st Period
(Tomorrow)Notes
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Objectives:
4.06 Describe the benefits of civic participation.
4.07 Analyze costs and benefits of jury service, voting, seeking office, and civic action at the local, state, and national level.
4.08 Participate in civic life, politics, and/or government.
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Qualifying to Vote
In order to vote you must be:18 years oldA resident of a state for a specified
period of timeCitizen of the USYou must be registered to vote
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Qualifying to VoteOnly convicted felons or prisoners can
not vote.You can not be denied the right vote
regardless of: Your race Color Gender Age (After you turn 18)
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Voter RegistrationYou must meet the qualifications and
register to vote before you can actually vote
Some states require you register at least 25 days in advance. Others, 10 days or less.
Registration Requirements vary from state to state.
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Voter RegistrationSome States use different methods for
Voter Registration: Snail Mail In-person registration (Voter Registration
Rallies, High Schools, Libraries, On the Street)
E-mail Welfare Agencies DMV (Motor Voter Act)
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Motor Voter ActPassed in 1995
Also known as the National Voter Registration Act
Allows voters to register when they renew their drivers licenses.
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Voter Registration ContinuedRequires you to fill out a few forms.
On the forms they ask for: Your Name Address Age Phone Number Party Preference (Republican, Democrat,
Independent, unaffiliated, Third Party)
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Voter Registration If you register as a Democrat or
Republican you can vote in a primary election.
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There’s a first time for everything If you register for the first time you must
show: Proof of Citizenship Address Age
(Birth Certificate or Driver’s License)
Once registered you are assigned an election district based on your address.
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At the pollsPolls are usually open between 7 am
and 7pm in North Carolina. Once you arrive a clerk asks for your
voter id, drivers license and a signature on an application. Note there should always be a sample
ballot posted somewhere for you to see it.
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BallotsBallots are lists of candidates on which
you can cast your vote.Ballots can also list issues or proposals
on county ordinances.
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Types of BallotsPaperScantronHole-PunchElectronic LeverComputer
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Sample Ballot Exercise The following slides contain a sample ballot
similar to those found on a computer ballot. On a quarter sheet of paper (Share with your neighbors) you are going to vote on a Candidate running for office or on a proposal
Remember you can write-in a candidates name that does not appear on this ballot
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Sample Ballot
*Your Choice for President of the United States
Fred Thompson (R)
Hillary Clinton (D)
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Sample Ballot ContinuedYour Choice for Vice President of the
United StatesMike Huckabee (R)
Barack Obama (D)
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Sample Ballot
*Choose one for US SenateElizabeth Dole (R)
Carl Levin (D)
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Sample Ballot
Choose one for NC GovernorBeverly Perdue (D)
Roy Cooper (R)
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Sample Ballot
Choose one for NC Superior Court Judge
Howard Manning (R)
Jane Doe (D)
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Sample Ballot
Proposal: Schools in Robeson County should adopt a uniform policy. (Choose One)
Yes
No
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Sample BallotProposal: There should be a .2% raise
in county taxes to help pay for a new Lumberton High School. (Choose One)Yes
No
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Sample Ballot
Proposal: I-95 shall be converted into a toll road. (Choose One)
Yes
No
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Absentee Voting Absentee Ballots are ballots that are sent out
to be people who can not make it to a polling place.
Generally these people are in the military or are temporarily outside the voting district they live in.
Absentee Ballots are usually mailed in and counted on Election Day or a day after.
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Returns, Exit Polls, and CountingReturns- results from the elections.Exit Polls are polls taken from voters as
they leave the polling places.
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Calling the Election
• Although polls close around 7:30 in the eastern time zones, voting continues in other time zones.
• Networks such as CNN, FOX News, MSNBC, ABC, NBC cover the election all night.
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Calling the ElectionThey used computerized projections
based on the Election History to call races.
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Election 2004
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Your Vote MattersYour Vote is important!
In order to be informed about issues read newspapers, watch TV, listen to radio ads.
TV Networks such as Fox News, CNN, Headline News, MSNBC they run political coverage 24/7.
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My Vote Matters!As you become an educated voter read
carefully! Know fact from fiction. Visit sites such as
the GOP (Republican Website) and the Democrats Homepage.
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My Vote Matters Questions to Consider
Does the Candidate stand for things I think are important?
Is the candidate reliable and honest?Does the Candidate have relevant past
experience?Will the Candidate be effective in office?Does the candidate have a real chance
of winning?
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Citizens who do vote:Have positive attitude towards
government and citizenship.The more education that a person has
the more likely they are to vote in future elections.
The higher the income, the more likely a person is to vote.
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Final ThoughtsVoting gives you a chance to choose
your government leaders It gives you a chance to voice your
opinion on current government leadersYou can elect new leaders or express
your opinions on new issues.
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Assignment (Honors and Law and Justice)On a separate sheet of paper, write a
paragraph about issues that are important to you as a voter. Some issues that you may want to think about are (Energy, Healthcare, Social Security, the War in Iraq) and what you would like your ideal candidate to do about these issues. *Due at the end of the Period)
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Election Results- President
1st Period Hillary Clinton (D) 8 Fred Thompson(R) 11 Independent 3
Winner: Fred Thompson
3rd Period• Hillary Clinton (D) 10• Fred Thompson (R) 7• Independent: 7
Winner: Hillary Clinton
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Election Results V.P.1st Period• Barack Obama (D) 13• Mike Huckabee (R) 6• Independent 3
• Winner: Barack Obama
3rd Period• Barack Obama (D) 16• Mike Huckabee (R) 6• Independent 2
• Winner Barack Obama
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Election Results- NC Governor
1st Period• Beverly Perdue (D)
13• Roy Cooper (R) 6• Independent 3
• Winner: Beverly Perdue
3rd Period• Beverly Perdue (D)
16• Roy Cooper (R) 5• Independent 3
• Winner: Beverly Perdue
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NC Superior Court1st Period
Howard Manning (R) 10
Jane Doe (D) 9
Independent: 3
Winner: Howard Manning
3rd Period
Howard Manning (R) 21
Jane Doe (D) 3
Independent 0
Winner: Howard Manning
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US Senate1st Period
* Elizabeth Dole (R) 12• Carl Levin (D) 7• Independent 3
• Winner: Elizabeth Dole
3rd Period
• Elizabeth Dole(R) 17• Carl Levin (D) 6• Independent 1
• Winner: Elizabeth Dole
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Proposal A
1st Period:
Proposal A:
Yes 7
No 15
Measure Did Not Pass
3rd Period
Proposal A:
Yes 3
No 21
Measure Did Not Pass
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Proposal B
1st Period:
Yes 9
No 13
3rd Period
Yes 3
No 21
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Proposal C
1st Period
Yes 1
No 21
3rd Period
Yes 5
No 19
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The People Have DecidedHillary Clinton (D) President-ElectBarack Obama (D) Vice President-ElectGovernor Elect (D) Beverly PerdueSuperior Court Judge: Howard
Manning (R)US Senate: Elizabeth Dole (R)Proposals (None Passed)