PPT-Chapter 6: Voters and Voter Behavior

Section One The Right to Vote pg 152155 History of Voting Rights How have voting rights changed over the course of American history Over time voting rights have been extended to more Americans . constraint . is a simple lack of political will. One of the most powerful ways to effect change is often the most neglected – public policy advocacy. Now is the time to raise our voices and change history for hungry people. . under Metric Preferences. Elliot . Anshelevich. Onkar. . Bhardwaj. John . Postl. Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute (RPI), Troy, NY. Voting and Social Choice. m. candidates/alternatives . A, B, C, D, …. Findings from 2012. Presented by. &. About us. About. Nonprofit VOTE . partners with America’s nonprofits to help the people they serve participate and vote. We are the leading source of nonpartisan voter engagement resources for the nonprofit sector.. Edith Elkind . University of . Oxford. Preferences SP on Trees. Definition. : a profile over a candidate set . C. is . SP on a tree. . T. . if there is a mapping . r. : . C. .  V(T). such that for every voter . DA Voter Information – Get Out the Vote Committee (2016). Question: Have you requested your ballot this year?. Have you helped anyone else?. Just a reminder before we begin:. Voter assistance should be . VOTER TURNOUT PRIMARY ELECTION 2012 - BY AGE GROUP. BUTTE COUNTY. BUTTE COUNTY VOTER TURNOUT GENERAL ELECTION 2012. 62.8%. 46.7%. 37.2%. 77.3%. 22.7%. 53.4%. 46.7%. 53.2%. 37.0%. 63.0%. Registered. Voters . “Incumbent performance and electoral control”. Background to Paper. Pure theory of electoral competition based on idea that citizens compare the platforms of two candidates and vote for the preferred . P. oll Worker Training Program. Florida Department of State. 2015/2016. Aristotle. “If liberty and equality, as is thought by some, are chiefly to be found in democracy, they will be best attained when all persons alike share in the government to the utmost.”. P. oll . Worker Training . Program. Florida . Department of State. 2015/2016. Aristotle. “If liberty and equality, as is thought by some, are chiefly to be found in democracy, they will be best attained when all persons alike share in the government to the utmost.”. Objectives. 1) Summarize the history of voting rights in the United States. 2) Identify and explain constitutional restrictions on the States’ power to set voter qualifications . History of Voting Rights. NVRA History. The National Voter Registration Act became effective in 1993.. NVRA mandates methods to make registering to vote easier.. Louisiana law requires the Secretary of State to act as the chief election official, coordinate elections, and follow NVRA requirements.. . Section 2: Voter Qualifications. Lesson Objectives:. By the end of this lesson you will be able to:. Identify the universal qualifications for voting in the United States.. Explain the other requirements . www.sojo.net. . 202-328-8842 . sojourners@sojo.net. Thousands march in Raleigh, N.C. as part of the Moral Mondays Action against Voter Suppression and Special Interest groups takeover of state government.  by . “Having a disability is not the problem with voting, it is having the accessible equipment, accessible location, and the respect to do so.” ~Nancy Ward, Oklahoma People First SABE Voter Pr