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Show F cssssrrv r? - J- V 1 V "" 1. Test Your Voting Knowledge How many people were of oting age at the time of the 1982 election? a. 127 million b 148 million c. What Krcent of the tered to ote in 1982? 2. voting-ag- Ki.") ( Voter registration requirements differ from place ptR.(, - million population was e close enough for my vote 'onjri eional races are not to make a difference. a he Tiue 1 to regis- a 58 percent percent c. 71 percent 3. In the 1982 elections w hat percent of the people 18 and older actually otedv a 41 percent b 55 percent c 1)4 percent Amu rent to thexe yuextionx and many more are in the article on Ihix page. Mocemberti you will be a winner. b liovi do you score? What are residency requirements? How long before an election must a voter Registering to vote. It sounds so easy. And it is. Then why do so many people fail to vote in our elections? There are register? "I dont many different excuses: "My vote doesnt count. 1)4 Must a voter register with a party to vote in the primaries? Must a voter register in person? Or may they register by mail, at a mobile registration site, or through a deputy? Who is eligible to vote by absentee ballots and what are the deadlines for that pro? cedure? Some people get to the polls on election day to find out they are not registered but they thought This may happen when a person; they were. know T dont have how. the time. These are unfortunate attitudes because they are based on misunderstandings of the election procedure, the potential impact of each vote, and the importance of voter participation to the very essence of our political system. In 1982 there were 165 million people who were eligible to register and vote. Yet only 64 percent of those eligible registered and 41 percent actually voted. That means that less than half of the people over 18 expressed their opinions about the future of our country by voting. We all know people who do not vote. Maybe you are one of them. If you are, it is not because you do not care about the role the federal government plays in our lives. Because it has a direct effect has moved and not has changed his or her name. did not vote in the last general election. Even if you can help someone find out how to register, there are still people who will not regis- ter. They use other excuses, such as "My vote doesn't count, or I dont have the time. But you can persuade them that their vote does count. For example, in 1982, one changed vote of every 1,250 cast would have given control of the Senate to the Democratic Party. Individual races are also often close. One instance of this was Representative Tom Vandergriffs race in Texas in 1982, which he would have lost if just two pro -- Vander griff voters had stayed home in each precinct. Also in 1982, in Pennsylvania, Representative Tom Ridge won by only 729 votes, 2.1 per precinct. As a matter of fact, 14 of the House races in 1982 were won by a margin of less than 2,500. For 1984, there are already many House races too close to call. Why should anyone take the time to vote. Because our system of government demands the involvement of its citizens. To protect and preserve the freedom for which we have fought, we must all get involved in, the political process. When we vote for a candidate who shares our views we decide the direction the nation takes in the future. Voting is an opportunity no one can afford to pass up. And remember, if you plan to travel on November 6, be sure to get an absentee ballot. on you. There is a lot at stake in this years election. The entire 435 member House is facing So are 33 of the 100 U.S. Senators, 13 of the state governors, thousands of mayors, state legislators, sheriffs and other state and local officials. This means we all have to do our best to get as many people to vote as possible, because the future of our free -- enterprise system is at stake. It has become evident from recent data that once people make the effort to register to vote, they usually vote. This means registration of your fam -ily, neighbors, and colleagues is the best way for us to Increase voter participation. Registering is not difficult, but since it varies from state to state and even between neighboring counties and precincts, it is often frustrating and to find out each areas requirements. When you are trying to convince people to register, it helps to be able to answer the questions they may ask. You can call your local officials for the answers to the following questions so that you are armed to motivate others to go out to register. time-consumi- ng Oft pisriSS tfSD a mailer what your xcore in. if you cote on BeUCB5 CIS SB Members of Congress frequently complain about the hours hard work and job insecurity, but for many former senators and representatives there Is a pot of greenbacks at the end of the political rainbow. The average retired congressman draws a pension of $35,386 a year, 83 are getting annual pen sions of more than $50,000 a year, and 138 of them collect more now than they earned In office. The average pension was nearly three times the $12,988 that the UJS. Census Bureau says was earned from all sources in 1982 by the average American man over age 65 and just about five times what a woman over age 65 got that year. Democratic presidential chal- - langer Walter F. Mondale Is collecting a $32,616 annual pension because he represented Minnesota in the Senate from 1964 through 1976. Former Presidents Richard in 1977 at a salary of $65,000 a year. Today Alberts $87,864 conpension exceeds the present of level $72,600. pay gressional Nixon and Gerald Ford, in addition to their White House retirement benefits, draw annual congressional pensions of $30,816 and $64,800, respectively. And while he is confined to a federal prison for his role in the Abscam bribery scandal, former Sen. Harrison Williams, Jr. (D. N.J.) gets congressional pension checks totalling $42,888. But the ex -- lawmaker who receives the largest pension is Carl Albert, the Oklahoma Democrat who served in the House for 30 years and retired as its speaker Tnamintc Expectorant mm m Out 'O CO XMOi A. mm mam mmm ffMM ammmt m TR1AMINSC imemmi 1984 Dr rsev Laboratories Division Line tin Nebraska 68S01 ando2 inc Hoard lumbers behind bsrs. in 1981 andmorethan 10.000 in 1980. Serious crime in the United States continued to fall in 1983, and firearm involvement in UJS. homicide dropped to its lowest level since' 1966, according to data released Sept. 9. by the FBI. The FBIs "Crime in the United States, 1983 showed that crime has been declining steadily for the last three years, and the 1983 figures reflected the largest decrease in the bureaus 23 -- year tracking of crime statistics. "Obviously, the decrease in firearm involvement in homlclde-Dur-i- ng a period when no new federal gun control legislation has been enacted totally refutes the allegation that gun laws control crime. said Warren Cassidy, executive director of the National Rifle Association Institute for Legislative Action. Criminal justice authorities attributed the drop to tougher stands on crime at the state and federal level, increased public involvement in neighborhood crime prevention programs and the adoption, in many states, of mandatory sentence for crimes commited with a gun. Steven R. Schlesinger, director of the Justice Departments Bureau of Justice Statistics, also believes the crime drop is related to the dramatic increase in the UJ. prison population, which has doubled in the last decade. "These prisoners are at least temporarily unable to victimize the public, and this may partially explain the recent decrease in crime rates, "Schlesinger said. The FBI data also showed; There were 8,193 reported handgun related homicides in 1983, compared to 8,474 in 1982, almost 9,200 A V I For the second consecutive year, handguns were involved in less than 44 percent of UJ3. homicides, compared to approximately 50 percent in 1981. Overall firearm involvement in homicide fell to the lowest level ever measured by the FBI, which started keeping track of this category in 1974. There were 16 percent fewer robberies in 1983 than 1982, and 20 percent fewer than gun-relat- ed 1981. Firearm involvement in aggravated assault has not been lower since 1967. An analysis of FBI crime reports showed that both fir arm and handgun involvement in violent crime fell 21 percent between 1974 and 1983. Yet according to data compiled by the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms, per capita handgun availability actually Increased by 43 percent durlngthose years. During the same period, the domestic homicide rate family members fell 32 killing family members percent. The administrations measures re- - Reagan anti-cri- tough Parm Ouroau The states largest farm organization has urged the Utah congressional delegation to vote "no on the hotly debated Simpson Mazzoli immigration reform bill, saying it is -- R Ufo)- - all-ti- high. Another factor cited by criminal justice authorites for the decline in violent crime was the 9 percent drop In the baby boom era children, the age group between 14 and 24 born during the late 50s and early 60s. This group historically has had the highest crime rates in the country. Other studies recently made public showed that the UJS. does not rank In the top 10 In overall crime among other nations. According to data released by anti -- crime Interpol, a world-wid- e in organization headquartered Paris, the UJS. ranks 11th in the of overall separate categories crime and criminal homicide, and 22nd In the sex offense category. However, the UJS. placed 4th In drug -- related offenses, 4th In grand theft and 4th In juvenile crime ratio the percentage of criminals who are juveniles. OPPOOGO immigration reform loo COUNT V Milford portedly have placed more crim -Inals behind bars. According to a recent report by the Justice De partments Bureau of Justice Statistics, there are more than 454,000 inmates in American prisons, an 84751 "impossible to support the legislation as it came out of a Senate -House conference committee. 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