The+Right+to+Vote

The Right To Vote What is voting? __Voting__-A formal expression of preference for a candidate for office or for a proposed resolution of an issue.

﻿ The right to vote is very important in our society today. Mostly because it is one if our critical ways we can influence government decision making. Voting usually takes place on a large-scale national or regional election, but local elections are just as important to individual participation in the government. Though people over the age of 18 are allowed to vote, voting is not Constitutionally protected. Each state is allowed to determine its own methods of running elections, as long as it doesn't conflict with the basis of race (15th amendment), gender (19th amendment) and age (26th amendment). These were all parts of the Voting Rights Act of 1965.



Though voting is widely recognized as a human right, a lot of people lack complete access to vote such as young people, the homeless, disabled people, and those who commit crimes.

We have 4 laws to make sure that almost all Americans can vote:
 * 1) Voting Rights Act of 1965
 * 2) National Voters Registration Act of 1993
 * 3) Uniformed and Overseas Citizens Absentee Voting Act of 1986
 * 4) Help America Vote Act of 2002