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VOTERS AND VOTER BEHAVIOR
THE ABC’S OF THE PEOPLE WHO PICK THE PRESIDENT
OBJECTIVES
STUDENTS WILL IDENTIFY THE UNIVERSAL REQUIREMENTS FOR VOTING IN THE UNITED STATES
STUDENTS WILL IDENTIFY AMENDMENTS AND LEGISLATION AFFECTING RIGHTS TO VOTE
STUDENTS WILL ANALYZE THE SOCIOLOGICAL AND PSYCHOLOGICAL FACTORS THAT AFFECT VOTING BEHAVIOR
VOCABULARY
SUFFRAGE: THE RIGHT TO VOTE
ELECTORATE: THE POTENTIAL VOTING POPULATION
REGISTRATION: PROCEDURE OF VOTER IDENTIFICATION TO PREVENT FRAUDULENT VOTING
POLL TAX: SPECIAL TAX AS A CONDITION FOR VOTING
HISTORY
Framers gave States power to set suffrage qualifications
1789 Constitution - right to vote restricted to white, Male, Property owners
Two long-term trends
Gradual elimination of voter restrictionsShift from states power to federal governments power over right to vote.
EXTENDING SUFFRAGE
Early 1800s - Eliminations
Religious qualifications Property ownership
Post Civil War
15th Amendment: ‘right to vote shall not be denied on account of race, color or previous condition of servitude’; male slaves (1870)
EXTENDING SUFFRAGE (CONT)
Women
Denied right to vote19th Amendment: Female suffrage (1920)
Race (1960s)
Civil Rights movement ➙ Voting Rights Act of 1965: racial equality at the polling stations23rd Amendment: District of Columbia voters added (1961)24th Amendment: Eliminated poll tax (1964)
Age
1. 26th Amendment: 18 years old set (1971)
SOCIOLOGICAL FACTORS
Income, Occupation
Low ➙ DemocratsHigh ➙ Republicans (professional and business)
Education
Higher Education ➙ Liberal leaning
SOCIOLOGICAL FACTORS (CONT.)
Gender/Age
Women and Young - DemocratsMen and Old - Republicans
Religious/Ethnic
Protestant - RepublicansCatholic & Jewish - DemocratsNon-Caucasian - Democrats
Geography
Small Cities - RepublicansLarge Cities - Democrats
VOTER QUALIFICATIONS
Universal Requirements
Citizenship - no foreign aliens allowed to vote
Residence - in that state (length varies in states)
Registration - Provide name, age, place of birth, present address, length of residence & ID
VOTER QUALIFICATIONS (CONT.)
Kansas
18US CitizenResidence: No lengthBe registeredDisqualifications:
a. death, federal or state felony (until sentence done)
http://www.kssos.org/forms/elections/voterregistration.pdf
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Kansas Voter Registration Application Register to vote online at www.sos.ks.gov
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VOTER BEHAVIOR
Voters
Higher income, education, occupational status, active community member, long time resident
Non-Voters
Younger than 35, unmarried, men less likely to vote