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Get involved in educating young people about their rights and responsibilities as future voters. Contact the principal or a social studies teacher at your local high school and offer to talk to students about election law and voting rights. Here are some resources you can use to make sure your classroom visit is a success.
Voter Rights and Responsibilities
Card (.pdf) Download and reproduce this camera-ready voter
education card, produced by the ABA Standing Committee on Election
Law, as a "leave behind" for students in the classroom you visit.
Talking points on voting issues. The ABA Division for Public Education offers a number of talking points and discussion questions on voting-related topics. These include:
Voting Rights Mini-Quizzes. Print out these quizzes on voting issues, developed by the ABA Division for Public Education, and have students complete them at the start of your visit. Use the answers to the quiz questions to structure your discussion with the students.
Guide to Educating
the Public About the Law. (.pdf) This general resource,
produced by the ABA Division for Public Education, is full of
tips and ideas on preparing for and enjoying your classroom visit.
Voting is one of many law-related issues you can explore with students in the classroom. For information on other ABA public programs, check out one of these sites:
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