The document discusses the right to vote in the United States. It provides details on the 26th Amendment, which lowered the voting age from 21 to 18. Voter registration information is given for Virginia, including how to register online, by mail, or in person. Absentee voting and reasons for voting are also covered. Statistics show low youth voter turnout in 2008. The conclusion encourages readers, especially college students, to register and vote in all elections.
3. The 26th Amendment
26th Amendment
ratified 1971
Dropped voting age
from 18 to 21
Passed during a time
of social and political
upheaval
4. Voting Statistics
Only 58.5% of people
ages 18 to 24 voted in
2008
Highest demographic
was people ages 65
to 74
Serious problem
5. How to Register
Virginia Registration Website:
http://www.sbe.virginia.gov/becomearegisteredvoter.html
6. How to Register
Go online to register
Visit local registration
office
Register at DMV
After registering, you
will receive vote ID
card in mail
7. Absentee Voting
Allows you to vote
anywhere
Useful for college
students, elderly and
military
Can register either by
mail or in person
Can also register
online if you have a
Virginia ID card or
driver’s license
8. Why Should You Vote?
Is your civic duty
No real disadvantage
to voting
Only obstacle is
cynicism
Better to have voted
and lost than to have
not voted at all
9. Reasons to Vote
1. Because it’s your right
2. Because it protects your preferences
3. Because it can make a difference
4. Because it drives change
10. Conclusion
Voting most important
right
Rarely exercised,
especially by college
students
Please register and vote
Do some research
before voting and be an
informed voter
Vote in every election
on everything
12. References
“Hey you(th): Vote!” California Coalition for Youth. California Coalition for Youth, n.d. Web. 16 Mar. 2014.
“Statistics.” Campus Vote Project. Fair Elections Legal Network, n.d. Web. 16 Mar. 2014.
“The 26th Amendment.” History.com. A+E Networks, 2010. Web. 16 Mar. 2014.
U.S. Constitution. Art./Amend. XXVI, Sec. 1.
“Virginia Voter Registration.” Virginia State Board of Elections. Virginia State Board of Elections, n.d. Web.
16 Mar. 2014.
“Voting Statistics.” Statistic Brain. 2013 Statistic Brain Research Institute, 2012. Web. 16 Mar. 2014.
Willett, Brian. “Reasons to Vote in Elections.” eHow. Demand Media, n.d. Web. 16 Mar. 2014.
“Youth Voting.” Project Vote. Project Vote, n.d. Web. 16 Mar. 2014.
13. Images
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http://www.preceden.com/timelines/49868---history-of-voting-rights
http://www.whiteman.af.mil/questions/voting.asp
http://www.sbe.virginia.gov/BecomeARegisteredVoter.html
http://commonhealthva.org/showuvote.html
http://vote.mahoningcountyoh.gov/
http://www.calyouth.org/hey-youth-vote/
http://www.actionnc.org/primary
http://backonmyown.wordpress.com/2012/11/03/one-issue-voting/
http://www.docstoc.com/docs/63211865/Sample-Ballots-for-General-Elections-for-2008-in-Va---
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