Voting Rules
The age you have to be to vote
What is 18?
Early voting starts on this day in October for Louisiana
What is October 18?
Define Nominee
What is the candidate a political party chooses to run in the national election?
This is the person in your local community who oversees the administration of your city and proposes new laws and budgets to the city council.
Who is the mayor?
This amendment guaranteed black men the right to vote
What is the 15th amendment?
Americans with Disabilities Act include policies that polling places must have these things (name at least two)
What is...
wheelchair-accessible voting booths
entrances and doorways at least 32 inches wide
handrails on all stairs
voting equipment for people who are blind or visually impaired
This is Election Day
What is November 5, 2024?
Define an Absentee Ballot
What is a mailable paper ballot that is used by voters who will not be able to physically vote on Election Day?
True or false: Local elections have a more direct impact on your everyday life
What is true?
The first African American president of the United States served two consecutive terms. Name those terms by year.
What is 2009 to 2017?
The limit for how much you can donate to a candidate in the primary election.
$3300
This is how many days early voting lasts in Louisiana.
What is 10 days?
Define Electoral College
What is a process that chooses the president and vice president of the U.S. through electors appointed by each state?
He is the mayor of Grambling.
Who is Alvin Bradley, Sr?
Who is Joesph Rainey
Forms of ID (other than a driver's license) you can show when you vote
What is utility bill, bank statement, paycheck, or government check
This is the day absentee voting (vote by mail) begins in Louisiana
What is Sept 21?
Define Closed Primary
What is a primary election in which only those voters who have registered as belonging to a particular political party can vote?
She is Louisiana's Secretary of State.
Who is Nancy Landry
This act eliminated racial discrimination in voting and increased voter registration and participation among African Americans.
What is the Voting Rights Act of 1965?
Where you would report voting fraud
What is a local FBI office, local U.S. attorney office, or the Public Integrity Section of the Department of Justice's Criminal Division
This is the day the U.S. president gets inaugurated
What is January 20?
Define the Two-Party System
This is the day of the week Grambling holds their city council meetings.
What is all City Council meetings are held at 6:00 pm the first Thursday monthly in the Grambling Community Center 127 King Street, Grambling, LA?
This movement was named to recognize the decades-long struggle aimed at ending racial segregation and discrimination. One of the goals during this time was to secure equal voting rights for African Americans.
What is the Civil Rights Movement?