Voter Awareness Resources

The Tennessee Bar Association Young Lawyers Division (YLD) has released a number of new resources for educators, parents and students to use to enhance their understanding of the American electoral system.

The YLD would like to thank Nashville lawyers Tara M. Aaron with Stites & Harbison and Emily Plokin with Baker Donelson Bearman Caldwell & Berkowitz PC for serving as chair and vice chair of the 2008 Voter Awareness Committee and authoring the resources available on this site.

The Right to Vote: Your Questions Answered

Get an overview of the American electoral system and the history of voting rights in this country with "The Right to Vote: Your Questions Answered" slide presentation.

Download the presentation in pdf format

Download the presentation in Powerpoint format

Sample Voter Registration Application

Download a sample voter registration application (PDF file)

Map of the United States

Download a blank map of the United States (PDF file) and have students color-code the states as returns come in on election night (e.g., use blue for states that support the Democrat presidential candidate and red for states that support the Republican presidential candidate).

Additional Resources

The following web sites provide resources for voter education. They are included only to make the public aware of their availability and not to make any recommendation or endorsement as to the value or validity of the content.