VOTING RIGHTS

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VOTING RIGHTS

• Voting information and mach election
• Leigh Suhr

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Voting Facts

• Must be a citizen of the United States
• Must be a resident of the state which youre
  planning to register
• Must be at least 18-years-old at the time of the
  next election
• Most states require that you must
• Not be imprisoned or on parole
• Not currently be judged mentally incompetent by a
  court of law

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Political Parties

• The Constitution Party
• http//www.constitutionparty.com
• The Democratic Party
• http//www.democrats.org/
• The Green Party
• http//www.gp.org/index.shtml
• The Independent American Party
• http//usiap.org/
• The Libertarian Party
• http//www.lp.org/
• The Reform Party
• http//reformparty.org/
• The Republican Party (Grand Old Party)
• http//www.gop.com/

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4 steps to voting

• Register to vote.
• Find out where to vote.
• Become an educated voter.
• Mark your calendar for election day.

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Registering to vote

• Must be registered 30 days before election day
• First time registers must have a valid government
  issued ID with your photo and address.
• We have a Presidential election every 3 years?
• TRUE or FALSE?

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TRY AGAIN
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THAT IS CORRECT!!!!!
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Candidates

• Democratic Barack Obama
• Republican John McCain
• Independent Ralph Nader
• Green Party Cynthia McKinney
• Constitution Party Chuck Baldwin
• Libertarian Party Bob Barr
• Socialist Party Brian Moore

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Issueshttp//www.declareyourself.com/voting_faq/
issues.html

• HEALTH CARE
• IRAQ
• ECONOMY
• IMMAGRATION
• FOREIGN POLICY
• ENERGY AND ENVIRONMENT
• ABORTION/GAY MARRIAGE/STEM CELL RESEARCH

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WHO GETS YOUR VOTE?

• Barack Obama
• John McCain
• Ralph Nader
• Cynthia McKinney
• Chuck Baldwin
• Bob Barr
• Brian Moore

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Cast your vote!!!!!

• PLEASE SELECT YOUR CANIDATE FOR PRESIDENT
• NO TALKING OR SHARING INFORMATION UNTIL VOTE IS
  COUNTED
• BALLETS WILL BE COUNTED AND RESULTS TALLIED BY
  CLASS TOMORROW

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Brian Moore
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Bob Barr
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Chuck Baldwin
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Ralph Nader
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Cynthia McKinney
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Barack Obama
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John McCain