Read the information provided by the Heritage Foundation at the link below. What are your thoughts regarding the document? Did anything surprise you in the information? If so, what? Who was the intended audience of this document? What made this a great or bad form of communication? What would you change to the document if you could? Why or why not?
Heritage Foundation: Does Your Vote Count?
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Brett Wilson
9/22/2016 04:58:09 pm
I really didn't see a problem besides the voting fraud because people but name and mess up the election. I think the vote should continue the way they are besides the voting fraud that needs to be changed. It interferes with the voting, you want to some good president and other people are like just putting of the candidate that they don't won't.
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Roxanne Lane
9/23/2016 11:50:45 am
After reviewing the PowerPoint, a lot of things really caught me by surprise. I did not realize how long voter fraud has been around. There are even almost 2 million voters that are dead?? Voting fraud is something that I didn't know much about beforehand. But there are so many types of fraud, which is really astonishing to me. This PowerPoint really was meant to reach out to us Americans that are eligible to vote. Even though I am just barely going to be eligible to vote for this election, I don't think I would have ever come across this if it weren't for this class. I think they should make it into video form and get it on Facebook because that is such a huge form of communication today.
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Jemyri Hull
9/25/2016 12:37:54 pm
The thing that surprised me was people faking their votes. Some people vote multiple times but under different names. Some use names of the people who have already passed away. Voter frauds are probably the reason people don't want to vote in the first place. Because their vote won't even matter in the end. The intended audience was probably to people who are thinking of voting for the first time. Or people who have turned, or are turning eighteen. This makes a great form of communication because you're telling the world who you think would be better running this country. THe document was pretty good in my opinion. It have good advice and information about the world of voting.
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Giselle Gonzalez
9/25/2016 02:27:39 pm
I learned many things while watching this video. First of all i wasn't aware of how frequent voter fraud was. It was very eyeopening and surprising to see all the statistics that were provided by the powerpoint. I believe that this powerpoint was intended for the millions of Americans who are getting ready to vote in this upcoming election. This presentation provided them with information on voter fraud and it gave them steps to follow in order to prevent voter fraud. This was a very good method of informing people. The information in this presentation should be shared with everyone through our biggest means of communication that we have today, social media.
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Cole Mabry
9/25/2016 03:11:30 pm
I'm really suprised on how common voter fraud, I knew people did it just not this much. I believe it was targeting current voters and upcoming voters. It spoke straight to the audience and gave them the information they needed to realize that their vote does count. I'm honestly not sure about what should change or what shouldn't change. The document looks professional enough to stay the same, it has just the right amount of information, articles, and stats.
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Kaitlyn Huey
9/25/2016 04:59:25 pm
I was unable to open and view the PowerPoint but as it is in my opinion every vote counts. For example: Homecoming king and queen. There are quite a few couples that want "the crown". So for them, every person that votes for them brings them closer to their goal. Same with the presidential elections.
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Dylan Osborne
9/25/2016 05:01:47 pm
After reviewing the slide show I was shocked to note that there was even a thing as someone "stealing my vote".n It's actually kind of crazy to imagine that someone would want to vote in my place when I should be able to voice my own opinion. The intended audience of this article was mainly the people who are just voting this year and the people to become registered voters soon. It shows what you should do to prevent someone from "stealing your vote" and show us what and how many cases of these occurred and most people not even knowing about it. It made it great communication based on the facts that were given in the slides about how often this happens and the ways that people can try to change your vote if you allow them to. The only real thing I would change about this article is that I would throw in someone's actual response in this occurance if they were actually a citizen that was lured into changing their vote and getting their perspective on how the responded and the ways they could let people know how to handle someone like that if they approach them.
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Makayla Besherse
9/25/2016 06:47:22 pm
Honestly fraud in elections and voting doesn't surprise me at all, I mean it is America. I was surprised at how much people get away with it though. I think this was aimed towards any one who is voting, and wants their vote to count. It was good at communicating it's point, raise awareness about election integrity. It was repetitive, and I don't think It should have listed the statistics for every state, that just made me want to skip through. There weren't any graphics other than peoples faces. Overall it was a good form of communication. It was visually appealing and it had solid facts.
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Heather Hinkley
9/25/2016 08:18:01 pm
After reading the information I still think everyone's vote does count! Some of the information did surprise such as all the different ways that fraudulent voting happens. I didn't realize how many different ways people tried to vote illegally. I think that the target audience is mainly people that are just turning 18 and have the option to register to vote. I also think that it could be for people that can't decide whether or not they want to vote in this year's presidential election. It was a good form of communication that got the point across. I wouldn't change anything about it because it was a great powepoint that had color and graphics that got the point across very well!
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Marcos Salazar
9/25/2016 08:24:06 pm
The idea of fraud is never surprising especially when it come s to voting. We all care for the win. We never want to lose. Nothing from here surprises me. They say if you expect the worse in people, it will show. Even if we leave them alone they still provide a reason for doubt. It explains that a way fraud happens is by buying votes. "Money talks." The actual intention for this article was to inform. For bad or good. That is anyones call. But for me, its niether, but just to inform. I honestly wouldn't change anything about this. Its just to inform and wake you about the dangers of voting and what other people do.
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Zoey Hall
9/25/2016 08:30:54 pm
After reading the information in the link a lot of stuff I didn't know surprised me. I think the biggest surprise for me was that voting fraud even existed. I believe that everyone's vote counts but after reading this it gave that meaning reason behind it. I will be able to vote this year and it definitely made me want to register. I think this information is for everyone who votes. I wouldn't change anything to it.
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Maria Rodriguez
9/25/2016 09:06:17 pm
After looking at the slide show, like most of my classmates I was very surprised. First of all I was shocked with the term someone "stealing my vote". I also think the intended audience of this slide was for the people who are voting this year, as we imagine. We should always repeat to ourselves...I am a citizen of these United States and I will vote this year, I will be upholding my obligation to this nation, this democracy. I really feel I want my voice to be heard and we should know there are a lot of people who can't vote, so as citizens it is extremely important for us to do it. This article was also used to give us more information since some people aren't aware of many things that may happen and the frauds that can be committed.
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Cade Rowland
9/25/2016 09:51:29 pm
It's amazing to see how much fraud is actually in our country's voting system. The fact that so many people use others who have died to vote for their way is astonishing. Also many use duplicate identities to vote with. I feel my vote has a significantly less matter when so many others vote fir themselves and then cite again with another name. Even though I am not old enough to vote in this coming election this has changed my view. This document was meant for the voting population of America an would be more effective if it was made into a video to share on Facebook and twitter. I would not change anything regarding to this document.
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Jesse Meraz
9/25/2016 11:47:48 pm
My thoughts after reading the slideshow were ones of astonishment. I'm surprised that people would buy votes or steal them, I knew this was possible and that it happened but I never knew the concrete statistics like this slideshow did. I believe that the intended audience of this slideshow was the younger generation because I feel like we could stand up to this injustice and end the ability to buy votes or modify them in any way. I believe that votes should be a reflection of what the voters say and not what the candidates want to happen. I believe this was a great form of communication because there were concrete facts represented in the slideshow and reliable sources were displayed throughout. I would not change anything to this document because the graphics are great, the statistics are amazing, and the sources were shown throughout the presentation and not all at the end of the slideshow.
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Alec Hou
9/26/2016 12:48:57 am
My thoughts after reading the document were surprising. The info that surprised me the most was the voter fraud. I had never heard of voter fraud until I had read this document. I think the intended audience was for people who were going to vote for the first time or just people that wanted to know more about voting in general. This is a great form of communication because it shows a lot of information/facts/sources about the topic. I would probably not change anything to this document because it is created perfectly. The colors, font, designs, and information are impressive.
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zach condo
9/26/2016 06:17:56 am
It's surprising at how many people commit voting fraud. and I would think we could find a way to stop it by now. I think the intended audience was for people who are voting for the first time or want to learn about it. this is a very effective way of communicating because it shows facts, information, and sources.
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Madison Stephens
9/26/2016 08:04:38 am
I honestly saw no problem at all besides the voting fraud. I'm not a big fan of politics at all. I think this was intended to get everyone's attention about voting fraud. Again, I really didn't have any interest in this because politics bore me.
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Tanner Holt
9/26/2016 08:16:31 am
What surprised me the most was the people who vote multiple times. Sometimes even under peoples names who have already passed away. We really should take this more seriously because it is supposed to be a fair race but if on candidate has people voting multiple times for them, then it isn't fair at all. Voting fraud is very wrong. Although it doesn't surprise me that it is a thing. There will always be people that you encounter that will not be good people. I think that it was supposed to get every voters attention. To let people know that voting fraud is real. And also to try and tell them not to do it.
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Josh schnitker
9/26/2016 09:32:48 am
The document was a little suprising to me. One of the suprising things was how many cases of voter fraud there is. The voter fraud has been more frequent in the last decade or two. I feel that the audience was to be teenage to young adults. The document is basically telling us that to be carefull and talk to family members when it comes to being a new voter. The document was great and informative and I wouldn't change a thing. It got it's point a cross in an effective way with plenty of examples.
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Justin Morrison
9/26/2016 09:46:10 am
After looking at the slide show, I was very surprised. I was shocked with someone stealing my vote. I think the audience of this slide was for the people who are voting this year. We should always repeat to ourselves...I am a citizen of these United States and I will vote this year. I really feel I want my voice to be heard and we should know there are a lot of people who can't vote. This article was also used to give us more information since some people aren't aware of many things that may happen and the frauds that can be committed.
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Alejandra Leon
9/26/2016 12:06:16 pm
You hear every year as we near the presidential elections, "Every Vote Counts". This is true. We have the right to vote that other people wish they have. That might be where fraud begins. If more people voted it would be harder for other to steal their information and commit voting fraud. The thing that surprised me the most was the 1.8 million dead voters. I think everyone would find it shocking. I believe this was directed towards citizens that don't vote. With a presidential election like the one today the winner can go either way. This was a good way of communicating information to the audience. It gives them lots of information they really should know and delivers a message. I wouldn't change anything because it was well put together in my opinion.
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