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Voting in Recent Electionshttp://www.census.gov/Press-Release/www/releases/archives/voting/013995.html
http://www.census.gov/prod/2008pubs/p20-557.pdf
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Where and how do you vote?
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Where Precincts Polling Places
When Election Day
November, every even numbered year, Tuesday after the first Monday
Who (common state laws) Age, Residency, Citizenship IL must register 30 days before
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How Absentee Voting
Vote without going to the poll 20 million people in 2004 Apply for absentee ballot
Straight-ticket voting Vote for all or most candidates associated with your
party
Split-ticket voting Vote for candidates of different parties
Coattail Effect Strong candidate can attract voters to their party
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http://www.elections.il.gov/VotingInformation/welcome.aspx
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Non-Voting
Why don’t people vote?
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Why is voter turnout so low in the U.S.? “I don’t care”
“My vote doesn’t count…I’m only one person!”
“It takes too much time”
“Even if I vote, the representatives won’t respond.”
“Both of the candidates are idiots!”
“I don’t know anything about politics, the candidates, or the issues.”
“Registration is tough to do” (Only 2/3 of the voting age is registered)
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Why people do not vote
“Cannot-Voters”: Those unable to vote
Actual non-voters: Those who…Believe it doesn’t make a differenceDistrust politicsHave no sense of political efficacy (own
influence or effectiveness in politics)
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Voters vs. Non-Voters
Voters Higher income, education, & status Long-time residents Strong party affiliation
Non-Voters Younger than 35 Unmarried or unskilled Rural/low socio-economic status
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Nominating Process and Candidates
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Nomination- candidate selection
1. Self-Announcement2. The Caucus3. Convention4. Direct Primary
http://www.fairvote.org/?page=1801
Closed- only declared party members can vote, primary is closed to anyone else
Open- any qualified voter can cast a ballotIL- Must vote in primary of same party as last primary the voter participated
in. Loosely enforced. Voters may change party affiliation at polls or caucus.
5. Petition (local levels)
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Electoral College
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Need 270 to win election! Senators + Representatives= # of electoral votes
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http://www.270towin.com/
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Are you an “Idiot”?“Idiot” in Greek means those who didn’t vote
or take part in public lifehttp://www.rockthevote.com/home.php
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Is voting equal opportunity?
Voting Article
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Money and Campaigns
http://www.fec.gov/ http://www.fec.gov/DisclosureSearch/
mapApp.do http://www.fec.gov/ans/answers.shtml
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Money $$$$
Soft v Hard MoneyBipartisan Campaign Reform Act (BCRA)
PACs Private v. Public Contributions
http://www.opensecrets.org/states/election.asp?State=IL&Year=2006