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Voter Fraud: Are Ghosts Going To The Polls

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Students research background material about voting in their community. They interview local/county election officials to see what is going on in the community. They also interview teachers, and students to determine if they are newly registered voters. Finally, they write a news story about a situation in their community and write an opinion piece about voter fraud.

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election day, polls, voting

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Community, election day, polls, voting, social studies
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Grade
9th - 12th
Subjects
Social Studies & History
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5 days
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