42 right to vote

7
Who can Vote? -3 Requirements -be 18 years old -U.S. Citizen -Resident of the community

Upload: kevin-a

Post on 19-May-2015

194 views

Category:

News & Politics


1 download

TRANSCRIPT

Page 1: 42 right to vote

Who can Vote?

-3 Requirements

-be 18 years old

-U.S. Citizen

-Resident of the community

Page 2: 42 right to vote

Preparing to Vote

-Must be registered to vote

-be informed about theelection

Page 3: 42 right to vote

Who Votes?

-Electorate

-all the people who areeligible to vote

-Elderly are most likely

-Youngest are least likely tovote

Page 4: 42 right to vote

Why People Don’t Vote?

-Some people has lost votingprivileges

-Some didn’t register

-some moved recently

-apathy

-a lack of interest

Page 5: 42 right to vote

Obstacles to Voting

-apathy

-registering process

-voting times

Page 6: 42 right to vote

Obstacles to Voting

-apathy

-registering process

-voting times

Page 7: 42 right to vote

Why Should You Vote?

-opportunity to choose ourleaders

-participate in government

-voice opinions about certainissues