Election Protection
The person who watches polling places to make sure things are fair and legal.
Poll monitor
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The type of government where the people vote for their leaders.
Democracy
False or misleading information shared to trick voters.
The day of the week when most elections are held in the US.
Tuesday
Paper ballot record
The edict that says everyone must be treated fairly when voting, no matter their race.
Voting Rights Act
What we call an election that is legitimate and open to all eligible voters.
Free and fair election
This occurs when one group tries to make voting harder for another group.
The city that just had its largest voter turnout in over 50 years, with young people more than doubling their participation.
New York City.
A secure way to send in a vote without going to a polling place.
Mail-in ballot
A type of ID that some states ask you to show before voting.
A photo ID or ID with a signature (which disallows some student IDs)
The concept that no one person, or branch, can have too much power.
Checks and balances
When maps are drawn unfairly to help one political party win more.
Gerrymandering
A bill that intended to restrict voters (like married women or transgender individuals) and prove citizenship before voting.
S.A.V.E. Act (which is still relevant due to copycat bills!)
Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA)
This law helps people sign up to vote when they get a driver's license.
National Voter Registration Act
The system that officially chooses the president after citizens have voted in an election.
Electoral College
When someone tries to vote more than once, which is against the law.
Voter fraud
The reason numerous individuals were petitioning the Election Assistance Commission (EAC).
Addition of citizenship requirement to voter registration forms.
The law or plan that ensures voting can still happen during an emergency.
Election contingency plan
A court case that said it is legal for states to ask for ID to vote.
Crawford v. Marion County Election Board
The change to the Constitution that led 18 year olds to vote.
26th Amendment
Fake videos made with AI that look or sound real.
Deepfakes
The state whose voters voted overwhelmingly (over 60%) to uphold a robust absentee voting process and reject voting restrictions.
Maine.