The document discusses the right to vote in the United States. It provides background on the 26th Amendment, which lowered the voting age from 21 to 18. The document notes voter turnout statistics showing lower rates among young adults. It outlines how to register to vote in Virginia through various methods like online, by mail, or at the DMV. The document also discusses absentee voting and reasons why voting is important, such as it being a civic duty. It encourages readers, especially young people and college students, to register and vote in elections.

1. Zachary Park
The Right to Vote

2. Introduction
 Everyone has a political
issue
 You can make your
beliefs heard

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

11. Now Make Sure to Vote!

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.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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