VOTING 101
FACT OR CAP
CURRENT PRACTICES
BARRIERS TO VOTING
100

You must be ___ years of age before the next general or municipal election. 

18

100

You must know English in order to vote in the USA.

CAP

You can ask for translated voting materials for voting but only 3 states are required to have them available. 

100

___ is the process which people illegally vote in someone else's name.

Voter Fraud 

100

You must have ____ access in order to register to vote online.

Internet/ computer

200

You must live in the precinct you wish to vote in for at least ___ days before the election.

30

200

Voting locations and times can be changed at any time due to low staffing?

FACT

Polling locations can shut down early or entirely if there is no staff to run the polls.

200

Absentee voting is known as voting by ___.

Mail

You must mark your selection, sign it, and provide a valid copy of ID.

200

Lack of education and information causes people to ____ vote.

Not/ avoid

300

The deadline to register to vote is ___ days before an election.

29

300
You are not allowed to wear any campaign promoting attire within 50 feet of a polling place.

FACT

In Indiana it is considered a crime and you will be asked to leave if you are nearby with campaign materials.

300

Poll workers can earn up to $___ for their service working the polls, depending on the county.

150

300

This is a limitation to reaching your polling place and making you unable to vote.

Lack of public transportation

400

Within your district and precinct you must go to a specific ___ ______ in order to vote.

Polling location

400

There is a federal holiday for voting.

CAP

There is a scheduled day for voting but it is not considered a holiday that people get paid to miss work for. 

400

The federal election campaign act limits the amount of money an individual is allowed to donate to a candidate to $ _______

3300

400

If you have committed a _____ this impacts your ability to vote.

Felony, crime.

In the state of Indiana, those who have a convicted felony are allowed to vote if they are not incarcerated.

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