The Early Voter Gets the Worm
Critical Analysis
What has happened to the popularity of early voting over the past 28 years?
Why do you think that is?
What is one positive consequence of more early voting?
What is one negative consequence of more early voting?
Make a claim about whether the positive consequences of early voting outweigh the negative.
Because of the pandemic, what percent of voters do you think will vote early this year?
Did you know that in 2016, almost 100 million, about half of all eligible voters, did not vote. How do you think an increase in early voting would impact non-voting?
One of the main reasons people give for not voting is that they don’t have enough time. Do you think we should have a voting week, instead of a voting day?
Do you think early voting will help or hurt Trump’s election chances?
How do you think race will impact when people vote?*
How do you think party affiliation will impact when people vote?*
Learning Extension
FiveThirtyEight predicts that this will be a record year for early Black voter turnout along with some other smart things to say about early voting.
Action Extension
Vote. Or convince someone to vote. And use FiveThirtyEight’s handy state-by-state interactive voting guide to help you know how to vote.
