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Showing Up for Democracy: Voting in US Elections Causes of Low Voter Turnout Who Votes? Is Low Voter Turnout a Problem? Possible Voting Reforms Class Debate: Mandatory Voting Online voting Universal or same day registration Election day a national holiday

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Page 1: Showing Up for Democracy: Voting in US Elections Causes of Low Voter Turnout Who Votes? Is Low Voter Turnout a Problem? Possible Voting Reforms  Class

Showing Up for Democracy: Voting in US Elections

Causes of Low Voter TurnoutWho Votes?Is Low Voter Turnout a Problem?Possible Voting Reforms

Class Debate: Mandatory VotingOnline votingUniversal or same day registrationElection day a national holiday

Page 2: Showing Up for Democracy: Voting in US Elections Causes of Low Voter Turnout Who Votes? Is Low Voter Turnout a Problem? Possible Voting Reforms  Class
Page 3: Showing Up for Democracy: Voting in US Elections Causes of Low Voter Turnout Who Votes? Is Low Voter Turnout a Problem? Possible Voting Reforms  Class

CAUSES OF LOW TURNOUT

Registration/Absentee VotingFrequent ElectionsVoter AttitudesWeakened Political PartiesConvenience/Environmental Factors

Page 4: Showing Up for Democracy: Voting in US Elections Causes of Low Voter Turnout Who Votes? Is Low Voter Turnout a Problem? Possible Voting Reforms  Class

WHO VOTES?

EducationIncomeAge/GenderRace/Ethnicity

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POSSIBLE REFORMS

Class Debate: Mandatory VotingUniversal or Same Day Registration

Online VotingElection Day a National Holiday