Did You Know. . .

Explore the Interactive Voting Timeline to discover who voted in the United States during the 18^th, 19^th, 20^th, and 21^st centuries.

(Note: The Interactive Timeline requires Flash Player. You may download a free Flash Player here.)

Voting in Louisiana

Explore the Elections and Voter Registration sections of the Secretary of State’s Web site to find the answers to the following questions.

1. Who is Louisiana’s current secretary of state?

2. What are the three ways Louisiana citizens can vote?

3. Where do people who live near your home or school cast their vote?

4. Where do Louisiana residents register to vote?

5. How much does it cost to register to vote?

6. When must you register to be eligible to vote in a specific election?

7. How does one become a resident of Louisiana?

Cast Your Vote

As a registered citizen of your classroom and an informed voter, you will make a very important decision about who will represent your class as governor.

First: Vote!

Use our sample ballot to cast your vote.

Second: Study the Election Results

Use our Classroom Election Chart to create a graph of your classroom election results. With your group members, examine the results of your classroom election.

Third: Election Results Newsletter Peer Writing Activity

With your group members, prepare a short newsletter (three to five sentence paragraph) summary to explain your class election chart. See the Public Policy Research Lab's Spring 2007 Survey Newsletter for help compiling your newsletter.

CONTENT LITERACY STRATEGIES and SOCIAL STUDIES SKILLS

• Reciprocal Teaching
  Voting Rights through History
  
  
• Conducting Research Using Community Resources
  
  
• Analyzing Charts
  
  
• Opinionnaire and Reading Guide
  Voting in Louisiana