Voting Rights 4/5 Group 3 by Emily Wentzel https://padlet.com/emilygw1/vhk9zhc48kjs By: Emily, Avery, Samantha, Chris en-us 2016-09-08 18:17:07 UTC 2025-11-27 16:39:09 UTC hello@padlet.com What is Voting? emilygw1 https://padlet.com/emilygw1/vhk9zhc48kjs/wish/126480149 Voting is the right given to all citizens over the age of 18 that gives a say in a specific law, campaign, and presidential officials. 

Voting can be taken for granted. People abuse their ability to register voters and persuade them to vote fore a certain party. This is illegal, so if anyone spots illegal activity in volunteers they must report it.]]> 2016-09-26 18:35:30 UTC https://padlet.com/emilygw1/vhk9zhc48kjs/wish/126480149 Why is voting important to a healthy democracy? samanthac3 https://padlet.com/emilygw1/vhk9zhc48kjs/wish/126482647 Without laws or age limits, children could abuse the right to vote. 

Voting determines future presidents, officials, and laws which could for the better or for the worse.

Voting affects every aspect in our lives from schools to health care to homeland security.

Without voting, there would be no democracy. If the powerful people were the only ones who get to elect officials, our country would be more like a tyranny. The most powerful tyrant would keep electing himself.]]> 2016-09-26 18:42:22 UTC https://padlet.com/emilygw1/vhk9zhc48kjs/wish/126482647 samanthac3 https://padlet.com/emilygw1/vhk9zhc48kjs/wish/126485407 2016-09-26 18:50:39 UTC https://padlet.com/emilygw1/vhk9zhc48kjs/wish/126485407 averyk https://padlet.com/emilygw1/vhk9zhc48kjs/wish/126488968 2016-09-26 18:56:46 UTC https://padlet.com/emilygw1/vhk9zhc48kjs/wish/126488968 samanthac3 https://padlet.com/emilygw1/vhk9zhc48kjs/wish/126491404 2016-09-26 19:05:20 UTC https://padlet.com/emilygw1/vhk9zhc48kjs/wish/126491404 Where does voting take place? emilygw1 https://padlet.com/emilygw1/vhk9zhc48kjs/wish/126492554 Voting takes place in polls. Polls are specific places that are designated for a certain period of time to allow people to come vote. Polls have private screens that separate each booth to ensure privacy and security.

Examples: (Any public place) schools, gyms, fire stations, parks, etc.

In this era, technology is an opportunity for voting. Although one cannot vote for presidents online, they can vote for other issues. This does run the risk or being hacked.]]> 2016-09-26 19:09:25 UTC https://padlet.com/emilygw1/vhk9zhc48kjs/wish/126492554 Who is involved in voting? averyk https://padlet.com/emilygw1/vhk9zhc48kjs/wish/126492641 All United States citizens that are over the age of 18 are eligible to vote for their laws, health care, and Presidential officials.

It is illegal to refuse the right to vote to any citizen for reasons concerning race or religion.

Voting is not a requirement for a US citizen, but you must be a US citizen in able to vote. ]]> 2016-09-26 19:09:42 UTC https://padlet.com/emilygw1/vhk9zhc48kjs/wish/126492641 samanthac3 https://padlet.com/emilygw1/vhk9zhc48kjs/wish/126495530 2016-09-26 19:19:41 UTC https://padlet.com/emilygw1/vhk9zhc48kjs/wish/126495530 How does voting take place? emilygw1 https://padlet.com/emilygw1/vhk9zhc48kjs/wish/126495615 Ballots are sent out through the mail to everyone who is registered to vote or citizens can go to polls.

Voters make a mark in the box that they believe would benefit them.

It's a federal law that when registering, no one person can influence someone to register for a certain party.

For presidential voting, each citizen with will, will vote. Those votes go toward electoral votes. Each state has an amount of electoral votes depending on the population. The party with the majority of votes, gains ALL of that state's electoral votes.

After the ballots are turned it, officials or machines count the ballots.]]> 2016-09-26 19:19:56 UTC https://padlet.com/emilygw1/vhk9zhc48kjs/wish/126495615 averyk https://padlet.com/emilygw1/vhk9zhc48kjs/wish/126497857 2016-09-26 19:26:06 UTC https://padlet.com/emilygw1/vhk9zhc48kjs/wish/126497857 When did voting rights take place? christopherm4 https://padlet.com/emilygw1/vhk9zhc48kjs/wish/126782492 1804- Required to separate president and vice president ballots.
1870- African american men won the right to vote.
1920- Women won voting rights with strong women who fought for their rights. 
1971- 18 year olds gained the right to vote in presidential elections.
2016- Clinton vs. Trump on November 8, 2016]]> 2016-09-27 18:38:06 UTC https://padlet.com/emilygw1/vhk9zhc48kjs/wish/126782492