Social Sciences and History / Unit 9 SSH 0806 short lesson, about 20 seconds
Registration: 1965, 1993, 2002
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The idea
The Voting Rights Act of nineteen sixty-five barred denying the vote by race. Some states require registration thirty days ahead; some allow same-day. Motor voter, nineteen ninety-three, added registration to government applications; the Help America Vote Act, two thousand two, required accurate rolls.
In practice
Online and automatic registration spreading.
Where people slip
Residency requirements: living in a state a set time first.
Your place on the trail
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Builds on
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