Midterm Madness
What are midterm elections?
What are elections held halfway through a president’s four-year term?
How many U.S. senators are there?
What are 100?
What is the minimum age to vote in most general elections?
What is 18 years old?
What is the name of the document voters use to make their choices in an election?
A ballot.
Name one local elected office
What are city councilor, mayor, sheriff, or school board member?
In which year of a presidential four-year term do midterms take place?
What is the second year?
How many voting members are in the U.S. House of Representatives?
What are 435?
Do you need a New Mexico driver's license to register to vote in New Mexico?
What is no? A New Mexico driver's license is not required for every registration method.
What is a mail-in or absentee ballot?
What is a ballot you can submit by mail instead of voting in person?
Which local body may make decisions about zoning?
What is the city council?
Which two chambers make up the U.S. Congress?
What are the Senate and the House of Representatives?
How long is a U.S. senator’s term?
What is six years?
Where can New Mexico voters obtain voter registration application forms, according to the presentation?
What are the county clerk offices?
What is a polling place?
What is a place where you go to vote in person?
Who makes decisions about public school policies at the district level?
Who is the school board?
Why are midterm elections important?
What is midterms give voters a chance to decide which party controls Congress?
Which elected official leads the executive branch of New Mexico’s state government?
Who is the governor?
What is same-day voter registration?
What is signing up to vote and voting on the same day?
Name two things you should do before Election Day.
What are confirm your registration and research your ballot in advance?
Name one issue that local government decisions can affect in your daily life.
What are local services, zoning, sewage management, natural resources, or community funding?
True or false: Only the presidential election can change the balance of power in Congress
What is false? Midterm elections can also change the balance of power.
Which level of government is most directly involved in local zoning and municipal services?
What is local government?
You moved recently. What should you do before voting to make sure your registration information is correct?
What is check your voter registration?
Who should you contact to ask about local election procedures or a mailed ballot?
Who is your county clerk or the appropriate election official?
Just like the federal government, 49 out of 50 U.S. states use a bicameral legislature. What is the only U.S. state with a unicameral (one-chamber) legislature?
What is Nebraska?
The state of Nebraska is the only state that combines everything into one single system