ABC True Facts by:Kerry

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ABC's of True Voting Facts
byKerry Ashley
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A new law now allows people to register to vote
when they renew their drivers licenses.
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By taking a sample of voters at key polling
places, specialist can often predict the winners
in the election.
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Congress and the courts have ruled that a
district should be compact, made up of adjoining
areas, and nearly equal in population to other
districts.
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Democratic and Republican voters cast votes to
determine which candidates will win the election.
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Each state sends a certain number of delegates to
attend each partys national convention.
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For all races except the presidential race, the
candidate who wins a majority of the popular vote
(votes cast directly by the people) is elected to
office.
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Gathering all the returns and tallying the
results of the voters can take several hours.
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How the voters perceive a candidate is often more
important than whether a candidate is qualified.
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In most cases, people who have been convicted of
serious crimes are denied the right to vote.
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Judging what the candidates stand for is
necessary if the voters are to vote wisely.
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Kinds of special elections are the recall
elections where voters recall a candidate already
in office because they do not believe he is
doing a good job.
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Like other rights, the right to vote is not
absolute.
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Most voters look for candidates whose opinions on
particular issues are similar to their own.
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Nomination conventions, which were considered
more democratic, replaced caucuses.
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On Election Day, election officials use this list
to verify that the people who vote are eligible
and to prevent people from voting more than once.
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People without permanent addresses often cannot
register because they do not meet residency
requirements.
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Questions should be asked of each candidate so
you can determine which candidate you believe
will do the best job.
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Registration to vote takes place before election
day and voters must be registered if they want to
vote in any election.
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Some people forget to register when they move so
they cannot vote the following year.
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To be eligible to vote in most states a person
must be at least 18 years old, a resident of the
state for a specified period of time, and a
citizen of the United States.
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Upon entering the polling place, voters give
their names to an election worker, who checks the
names against the master list.
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Voting is one of the major responsibilities of
citizenship.
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When a person votes for both Republican and
Democratic political leaders, they are voting a
split ticket.
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Xenophobics are people who are afraid to to get
out because they do not like strangers,
therefore, they seldom vote.
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Yet many Americans do not exercise their
fundamental right and responsibility of our
democratic way of life.
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Zealous candidate gets the most votes because
they appear to be the most energetic.
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By Kerry and Ashley