Voting
________Sufferage__________ - The Right to Vote
__15__th Amendment - ensures the right to vote regardless of ___race_________.
__19__th Amendment - gave _____women________ the right to vote
_23___rd Amendment - allows voters in ___Washington DC_____________________
to vote for the United States president and vice president.
_24_th Amendment - made ______poll taxes___________ unconstitutional
__26__th Amendment - lowered the voting age to _18____
______Voting________ - is the most important American ______responsibility_____.
Voter Registration - Before you can vote you must ______register________ to vote
● 17 years olds can register as long as they will be 18 by the next election.
How to register to vote in Virginia - You can get the form to register…
● At the __registrar’s office__________________
● At the __DMV____
● By ___mail_______
● ___On-line__________
(At most: high schools,libraries, post offices and many other places)
Registration deadline - registration is closed ____22 days_____ before the election
Qualifications to vote in Virginia
● You must be a ______U.S. Citizen___________
● You must be a ________resident________ of Virginia and the precinct you are
voting in
● You must be at least __18___ by the date of the election
_______The electorate___________ - the group of eligible voters
____Polling place________________ - is where you vote
____________Absentee ________ ballot - allows a voter to mail in their vote if they
are unable to get to the polls
Good reasons why you cannot get to the polls for example:
Military service
Living overseas
Physical disability
You can still vote through the absentee ballot
________Sufferage__________ - The Right to Vote
__15__th Amendment - ensures the right to vote regardless of ___race_________.
__19__th Amendment - gave _____women________ the right to vote
_23___rd Amendment - allows voters in ___Washington DC_____________________
to vote for the United States president and vice president.
_24_th Amendment - made ______poll taxes___________ unconstitutional
__26__th Amendment - lowered the voting age to _18____
______Voting________ - is the most important American ______responsibility_____.
Voter Registration - Before you can vote you must ______register________ to vote
● 17 years olds can register as long as they will be 18 by the next election.
How to register to vote in Virginia - You can get the form to register…
● At the __registrar’s office__________________
● At the __DMV____
● By ___mail_______
● ___On-line__________
(At most: high schools,libraries, post offices and many other places)
Registration deadline - registration is closed ____22 days_____ before the election
Qualifications to vote in Virginia
● You must be a ______U.S. Citizen___________
● You must be a ________resident________ of Virginia and the precinct you are
voting in
● You must be at least __18___ by the date of the election
_______The electorate___________ - the group of eligible voters
____Polling place________________ - is where you vote
____________Absentee ________ ballot - allows a voter to mail in their vote if they
are unable to get to the polls
Good reasons why you cannot get to the polls for example:
Military service
Living overseas
Physical disability
You can still vote through the absentee ballot
