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University of Richmond

Digital Scholarship Lab: Voting America: Presidential Elections 1928 1968

For Students 9th - 10th
Presented are various maps that show how American voters have cast their ballots in US presidential elections from 1928-1968.
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University of Richmond

Digital Scholarship Lab: Voting America: Presidential Elections 1884 1924

For Students 9th - 10th
Presented are various maps that show how American voters have cast their ballots in US presidential elections from 1884-1924.
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University of Richmond

Digital Scholarship Lab: Voting America: Presidential Elections 1840 1880

For Students 9th - 10th
Presented are various maps that show how American voters have cast their ballots in US presidential elections from 1840-1880.
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University of Richmond

Digital Scholarship Lab: Voting America: Presidential Elections 1972 2008

For Students 9th - 10th
Presented are various maps that show how American voters have cast their ballots in US presidential elections from 1972-2008.
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Pew Research Center

Pew: How Voters With Disabilities Are Blocked From the Ballot Box

For Students 9th - 10th
This article describes some of the barriers Americans with disabilities face when trying to vote. It also discusses how such barriers are being addressed in some circumstances and how they are getting worse in other cases.
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iCivics

I Civics: Got Ballot?

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Covering everything from referendums to recalls, this lesson takes students to the voting booth and explains what they might see on a typical ballot.
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University of Iowa

University of Iowa: Voting and Elections

For Students 9th - 10th
Although this site from the University of Iowa seems to be an outline for a course, it offers many tutorials such as "A Brief Illustrated History of Voting" and "Chad, Hanging Chad and Pregnant Chad." Most of the site, however, is...
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Digital History

Digital History: Voting Rights

For Students 9th - 10th
In 1964 African Americans won the right to vote, but still had to jump through several hoops in some states before actually casting a ballot. Find out how voiting evolved into 1965.
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iCivics

I Civics: Voting by Mail

For Students 9th - 10th
Because of concerns over COVID-19, many states may ask people to vote by mail this year. Are you ready to vote on Election Day 2020?
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Center For Civic Education

Center for Civic Education: The Ballot and Questions

For Teachers 9th - 10th
This lesson focuses on a voter's need to be fully informed prior to casting a vote on Election Day and how to acquire the necessary information.
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Cornell University

Cornell University: Library: Get Out the Vote: Campaigning for the u.s. Presidency

For Students 9th - 10th
An examination of the process of campaigning and electioneering through partisan artifacts, symbols and ballots in ten featured elections.
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Other

Ballot Access News

For Students 9th - 10th
Deals with the issue of how to get candidates on-ballot in the United States and the problem of restrictive ballot access laws.
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BBC

Bbc News: Mali Votes for New President 2002

For Students 9th - 10th
An overview of the 2002 democratic election in Mali. As the current president steps down, there are 24 candidates running with two in the forefront. Foreign observers are overseeing the ballot elections. (April 28, 2002)
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BBC

Bbc: Afghan Vote Failed to Learn From Past

For Students 9th - 10th
An examination of the electoral process during Afghanistan's 2009 election in which Hamid Karzai was re-elected as president for a second term. Suspicion of fraud, ballot stuffing, security concerns, and more are discussed in this...
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Other

Kids Voting Usa

For Students K - 1st
Kids Voting USA offers learning activities on the history and importance of voting, as well as a timeline of suffrage in the United States. Each learning activity includes materials, objectives, and questions to be raised in class.
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Cornell University

Cornell University: Law School: Gore v. Bush (2000)

For Students 9th - 10th
Provides a collection of facts on the landmark Supreme Court case of Gore v. Bush which stated that the Florida Supreme Court's method for recounting ballots was a violation of the Equal Protection Clause of the Fourteenth Amendment.
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Other

Right Labs: Election Buddy: Weighted Voting Assigning Multiple Votes Per Ballot

For Students 9th - 10th
Explains how to set up a weighted voting system for someone organizing an election. Users input their voter list into Election Buddy to set up their system. There is a free trial of the site, but it remains free for a list of fewer than...
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Center For Civic Education

Center for Civic Education: Becoming a Voter

For Teachers 3rd - 8th
In this instructional activity, students apply their state's requirements for registering to vote. Students learn when and how to register, how to complete a voter registration form, and when and how to reregister.
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Center For Civic Education

Center for Civic Education: Becoming a Voter

For Teachers 9th - 10th
In this lesson, students apply their state's requirements for registering to vote. Students learn when and how to register, how to complete a voter registration form, and when and how to reregister.
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New York Times

New York Times: Election in Iraq: The Overall Timeline

For Students 9th - 10th
Covers the 2005 election in Iraq and gives many different interactive features. Shows different ballots that the Iraqi people used, a timeline, attacks that occured during the election, and a video about one of the voting stations.
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Other

Fec: 2000 Official Presidential General Election Results

For Students 9th - 10th
The official results for each candidate are provided by this site. Results are broken down by state, type of ballot, vote, etc. A great place to start for research on the 2000 election.
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iCivics

I Civics: Students Power Elections

For Teachers 9th - 10th
This guide will help kids learn about voting and elections independently and find ways to engage if they are not eligible to vote.
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Thomson Reuters

Find Law: u.s. Supreme Court: Grovey v. Townsend (1935)

For Students 9th - 10th
Read all about this Supreme Court case involving Negro voting rights in 1935. Features text of the majority opinion of the court.
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Curated OER

Library of Congress: American Memory: Mrs. Belle Sherwin

For Students 9th - 10th
Mrs. Belle Sherwin, president of the National League of Women Voters, casts her ballot, 1928.

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