Overview
This voter turnout report will examine the influence of individual and institutional factors on voter turnout in two states. The specific focus will be on voter turnout in the Fall 2024 Presidential election. The two states will be California and a state that I was assigned which is Arizona.
This report will utilize information from the course readings in order to describe voter turnout in my assigned state Arizona, compare voter turnout in my assigned state Arizona with voter turnout in California and explain which factors you think most significantly affected voter turnout in my assigned state Arizona
4 sections in this report include:
Section 1: the Introduction – introduces the topic and your state(Arizona). This section should not be longer than 2/3 of a page. Section 2: the Literature Review - discusses how the following individual and institutional factors influence voter turnout. The individual factors are: age, gender, race/ethnicity, political party identification. The institutional factors are: Voter registration rules, absentee ballot rules, Balloting (voting) methods, districting. This section requires a minimum of five (5) direct quotes from five (5) different sources (meaning class texts). You may of course have more sources. This section should be no less than 4 pages in length and no more than 5 pages in length. Section 3: the Data- Based upon official state websites (see examples from California below) DESCRIBE the individual and institutional characteristics of your state(Arizona) and of California using official state information as well as describe voter turnout in your assigned state(Arizona) and California. Then compare voter turnout in your assigned state(Arizona) with voter turnout in California. This section should be no less than 4 pages in length and no more than 5 pages in length. All statistics must be referenced. You may footnote the webpages where you found statistical information. If you cut and paste information word for word from a website, it must be cited.
Information about California: I. How to Register to vote: https://www.sos.ca.gov/elections (click on “Voter Registration”) a. Also, a good source of registration information: https://registertovote.ca.gov/ b. Frequently Asked Questions - Military and Overseas Voter Information : https://www.sos.ca.gov/elections/voter-registration/military-overseas-voters/military- overseas-voters-faqs
II. How to Vote: https://www.sos.ca.gov/elections (click on “Voting Options”) a. Of interest California Voter’s choice Act (allows counties to expand on voting methods ): https://www.sos.ca.gov/voters-choice-act/more-days...
IV. Information from 2024 Election (https://www.sos.ca.gov/elections/prior-elections/prior- statewide-elections) (click on “Prior Elections”)
V. FAQs for voters 2024: https://elections.cdn.sos.ca.gov/outreach/pdf/quic... (good source for answers to questions about registration and voting)
VII. 2024 election results (turnout): https://www.sos.ca.gov/elections/prior- elections/statewide-election-results (click on 2024 General election: https://www.sos.ca.gov/elections/prior-elections/statewide-election-results/general- election-nov-5-2024/statement-vote) a. Of interest, historical turnout since 1910: https://elections.cdn.sos.ca.gov/sov/2024- general/sov/04-historical-voter-reg-general.pdf
VIII. California Demographic Data: https://dof.ca.gov/forecasting/Demographics/2020-census-data/Section 4: EXPLAIN which factors you think most significantly affected voter turnout in your state. This section should reference the information you discussed in section 2 and the data you presented in section 3. As part of your explanation contrast with factors you found significant for California. This section should be no less than 1 page and no more than 3 pages in length.
Other Considerations for this report:
Quotes must reflect APA style
Information for your report will only come from these sources: • Assigned readings for the course(I will give you the readings) • Official state websites which reflect voter information (for an example, see California information here: https://www.sos.ca.gov/elections ). Arizona: https://azsos.gov/elections • Newspapers from the state you have been assigned (to help find newspapers in a state, this site may be helpful: https://www.usnewsdeserts.com/states-main/ )