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Showing Up for Democracy: Voting in US Elections Causes of Low Voter Turnout Who Votes? Is Low Voter Turnout a Problem? Possible Voting Reforms  Class.

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1 Showing Up for Democracy: Voting in US Elections Causes of Low Voter Turnout Who Votes? Is Low Voter Turnout a Problem? Possible Voting Reforms  Class Debate: Mandatory Voting  Online voting  Universal or same day registration  Election day a national holiday

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3 C AUSES OF L OW T URNOUT Registration/Absentee Voting Frequent Elections Voter Attitudes Weakened Political Parties Convenience/Environmental Factors

4 W HO V OTES ? Education Income Age/Gender Race/Ethnicity

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9 P OSSIBLE R EFORMS Class Debate: Mandatory Voting Universal or Same Day Registration Online Voting Election Day a National Holiday

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