Voting Participation and Ethnicity

Voting Rights Act

100

Importance of Voting Rights Act 

Made racial discrimination when voting illegal

200

Court that decided on Shelby County v Holder 

Supreme Court 

300

Significance of Shelby v Holder decision

Abolishment of coverage formula detailed in section 4 of VRA jurisdictions, which makes preemptive measures to protect against voting discrimination obsolete   

400

Year the Shelby County v Holdings decision was made

2013

500

Year the Voting Rights Act was passed 

1965

Vocabulary

100

List populations at risk for voting discrimination

African Americans

 Latino/Hispanic

Mexican Americans

Asian Americans/Pacific Islanders

The Elderly

The Disabled

Americans living in rural areas

Students

Women

Native American voters

The Un-housed

Low-income individuals

200

matching of names and spellings on different forms of ID to be able to vote

"exact match laws"

300

redrawing of voting jurisdictions to exclude minority groups 

racial gerrymandering 

400

Resulted in limited access to polling sites for many voters who could not mail in ballots, who have disabilities, or barriers to transportation 

Mass polling site closures 

500

VRA jurisdiction that detailed a formula for what states and counties have long standing history of voting discrimination 

Section 4

Strategies

100

participating by casting your vote in elections 

Voting! 

200

List ways to advocate for voting equality at a MACRO level

Examples:Advocate for policy change such as ease on voter ID laws, Speak up for more accessible polling stations by contacting your state representatives, Engage with political candidates, Voice support expanding mail-in

300

List 3 ways to integrate voting literacy into your career as a social worker 

Have discussions with clients regarding voting competency, be open to supporting clients with voting registration if needed, inform clients of nearest polling sites during election season

400

List ways to advocate for voting equality at the MEZZO level

Volunteer at organizations to increase voting registration, hold open conversations with high school youth to help prepare them to vote, help to translate voting material for your community

500

List 5 ways you can increase your active participation in voting 

examples: Do research on candidates prior to voting, cast your vote whether in person or via mail, volunteer at polling places, spread education to people you know about why voting is important