Whose Vote Counts? Voter Suppression in the US
In this Exploration Guide for students in high school, you'll learn about different reasons why a person can't vote - and about the many organizations working to help protect people's right to vote.
The Case For Letting Convicted Felons Vote | Newsy
Many states in American prevent people with felony convictions from voting. This can affect people still serving time in jail, out on parole, or those that have finished serving their time. Why do you think that felons are denied the right to vote? Do you think that is fair?View The Case For Letting Convicted Felons Vote | Newsy
Millions of American Adults are Not Allowed to Vote — And They Could Change History | Business Insider
An estimated 6.1 million American adults were not allowed to vote (disenfranchised) in the 2016 election because they had a felony conviction on their record. Look at the charts in this article. How does preventing people with felony convictions from voting affect communities differently?View Millions of American Adults are Not Allowed to Vote — And They Could Change History | Business Insider
Felony Disenfranchisement Laws by State | ACLU
Each state is allowed to decide if people with criminal convictions can vote and some states even keep people with minor misdemeanor convictions from voting. Using this map, look up Washington state. Can convicted felons in our state vote? Which two states allow everyone to vote, including people serving time in prison?View Felony Disenfranchisement Laws by State | ACLU
States Struggle To Accommodate COVID-19 Positive Voters | NPR
We live in a state (Washington) that uses a vote by mail system. But not all states allow voting by mail. In these states, how did the pandemic impact who can vote?View States Struggle To Accommodate COVID-19 Positive Voters | NPR
Covid-19 Changed How We Vote. It Could Also Change Who Votes | New York Times
One thing that has changed in voting this year is the push to have people vote by mail (absentee voting) What are some of the arguments against voting by mail? Why is voting by mail considered a good idea? You can also access this article from our online databases at https://tinyurl.com/yyx9nplpView Covid-19 Changed How We Vote. It Could Also Change Who Votes | New York Times
How to Help Protect Our Elections and Get Out the Vote | American Bar Association
The American Bar Association (ABA) has a great list of different organizations that are protecting people’s right to vote. Choose one organization and find out what resources they have to help people vote.View How to Help Protect Our Elections and Get Out the Vote | American Bar Association
Selma Online | Teaching Tolerance
"Selma Online is more than a history lesson. It’s a call to action to learn about democracy, civil rights, and the need to safeguard voting equality in every generation." This incredible interactive website allows you to explore the history of African American's fight to vote. Learn about the 1965 Selma to Montgomery voting rights marches through photographs, quotes videos and clips from Ava Duvernay's award winning film "Selma"View Selma Online | Teaching Tolerance
Are you ready to dig deeper? These next 5 resources are longer films and books that will let you explore voting rights and voting suppression even further. In the documentary "RIgged" shows how the principle of "one person, one vote" is being compromised, and how American citizens are fighting back. Do you think this video was fair to people who believe in voter fraud and those who believe in the right to vote for all? Why do you think people want to make it harder for people to vote? Are there any particular people that are being targeted in voter fraud charges?
Format: Streaming VideoView Rigged
Drawing the Vote
Learn about how the history of American voting rights has shaped the way we vote today. Coinciding with the 2020 US presidential election, Drawing the Vote, an original graphic novel, looks at the history of voting rights in the United States and how it affects the way we vote today. What happened during the 2016 election that has only happened five other times in history? Does this make it feel like your vote counts?
Format: Downloadable Graphic NovelView Drawing the Vote
Lifting as We Climb
When women were granted the right to vote in 1920 under the 19th Amendment, Black women were not included. White suffragists at the time were concerned that if they included Black women in their fight to gain voting rights, that they might not be successful. This book explores the important and overlooked story of black women as a force in the suffrage movement.
Format: eBookView Lifting as We Climb