Voting

Question 1

What are the formal requirements to vote

Answer 1

At Least 18 years old
Resident of the state
No Felony

Question 2

What are the informal requirements to vote

Answer 2

Experience
Understanding of political Candidates

Question 3

How do you register to vote

Answer 3

REGISTER TO VOTE. You can register to vote by applying with the Department of Elections. You can apply: By Mail or By Phone or In Person or online

Question 4

Steps to voting

Answer 4

Register to vote
Inform yourself about candidates
Find your polling place
Go and vote

Question 5

Importance of voting

Answer 5

By voting, citizens are participating in the democratic process. Citizens vote for leaders to represent them and their ideas, and the leaders support the citizens’ interests.

Question 6

What is voter suppression

Answer 6

any legal or extralegal measure or strategy whose purpose or practical effect is to reduce voting

Question 7

Who could vote early

Answer 7

Absentee voting allows you to vote before Election Day by mail or drop box Certain states vote 10-15 days before voting day

Question 8

What are Literacy Tests

Answer 8

an examination to determine whether a person meets the literacy requirements for voting, serving in the armed forces, etc.; a test of one’s ability to read and write.

Question 9

Why do people not vote?

Answer 9

are a dislike of the candidates, a lack of time, and a feeling that voting wouldn’t have mattered