Why vote?

What are the requirements to vote? • Must be 18

• Must be a U.S. citizen

• Must be a resident of the state

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How do you register?• Mail in form

• Go to Board of Elections and sign up

• Go to area doing register

• Go to the Department of Motor Vehicles

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Where do you go to vote?• Go to the polling place in

your precinct

• Your precinct is your voting district

• Examples of polling places include: Schools, fire stations, recreation centers

• Election Day is the first Tuesday AFTER a Monday in November

What happens to your vote?1. You cast your ballot in secret at your polling place

2. Volunteers at the polling place count the ballots. This is now done electronically usually.

3. The returns are then sent from the polling place to the County Board of Elections.

4. The returns are then sent from the County Board of Elections to the State Board of Elections.

5. Because states conduct elections they are only reported nationally as a winner. The federal government does nothing with election results EXCEPT to ensure NO discrimination occurred.

Who influences your vote? • Family and Friends

• Media

• Special Interest groups that you AGREE with

• Political Party affiliation

Voter apathy?• Don’t care

• Don’t believe you matter

• Don’t think that your vote even counts

• Why was the 2008 election different?

• Will it continue?

Do you have to vote with your political Party?• In a primary, YES…because you are nominating

your candidate and choosing your delegates

• In a general election, NO- − Straight ticket- Vote for everyone in your political

party− Split ticket- Vote for people of opposite parties