Analyze cannot voters and non-voter tendencies (handout).

Brainstorm techniques/ideas that could be used to get the non voters to vote.

Select your best idea to share with the class.

An unemployed, 21 year-old, white, single, high school dropout from Savannah, Georgia.

A 40 year-old African American postal worker, married w/children from Detroit.

A 38 year-old white attorney, married w/children from Boston.

Which is most likely to vote?

Qualifications 18 years old. Resident of state for 30

days. U.S. citizen. Not in jail. Not claim the right to

vote elsewhere.

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WhiteMaleProperty OwnersChristiansOver 21 years

oldTax Payer

5. The 26th Amendment (1971) lowered the voting age to 18.

1. During the early 1800s, religious, property, and tax payment qualifications were gradually eliminated.

2. The 15th Amendment (1870) was intended to end race-based voting requirements.

3. In 1920, the 19th Amendment prohibited the denial of the right to vote because of sex.

4. The 1960s: • The Voting Rights Act of 1965 guaranteed the right to vote for minorities.

• The 23rd Amendment (1961) granted citizens of the District of Columbia the right to vote for presidential electors.

• The 24th Amendment (1964) eliminated the poll tax.

The expansion of the electorate to its present size happened in five fairly distinct stages:

Over 18 years of age

U.S. citizenNot in jail

Cannot Voters

In jailTravelingReligious oppositionIll Mental illness

(institutionalizedAlien status

Do Not Voters

InconvenientDoesn’t matterLack of knowledgeI hate politiciansI don’t care

Voters Higher level of income Higher level of education White 35 years old or older Married White collar Urban/Suburban Northeast/Mid-West/West Homeowner Catholic or Jewish

Non-Voters Lower level of income Lower level of education Nonwhite Younger than 35 Single Protestant Blue Collar Rural South Transient