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title: CERCA Now: How do Elections Work?
description: 3 Topic to Spark Courageous Thinking This Week!
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# [CERCA Now: How do Elections Work?](https://blog.thinkcerca.com/elections-work)

 Written by [ThinkCERCA Team](https://blog.thinkcerca.com/author/thinkcerca-team) | October 31, 2022

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## ELEMENTARY

Voting in an Election

[View Lesson](https://info.thinkcerca.com/e3t/Ctc/RE+113/chwFg04/VWDlgh12sLRcW2cRG5C2TDB4xW7TctdS4RQPqCN2dmMwZ3lLBGV1-WJV7CgC5gW5LFS3q325TSPW5h2MS7948JH-W6ZxrF997WL_bW8SZc8f8_BdZgVHlF2M4K2FWZW6z6GL-4Mv3gMW5h8_GK1-GYMfW2btF9S8Nd1fnW737WPM8-pclnN43CjLn5fH8KW1xYcPM1ngks1W33sCKR5k5FStW4CgWmj8YjHvDW2DjBgS57tJsqW3sntR68B97QNW1FrsX39bGJJ1VR3Vmg2KhjXPW3zfWwZ7Jv6QGVFsRhK70gdFCW63f0D57zsVwVW4NB1YX2ML02rW7g1zXz716Ww9W5wy5s83vlxY8W19_Lz-6gv7w93n1Z1)

## MIDDLE

Voting Day Around the World

[View Lesson](https://info.thinkcerca.com/e3t/Ctc/RE+113/chwFg04/VWDlgh12sLRcW2cRG5C2TDB4xW7TctdS4RQPqCN2dmMwZ3lLBGV1-WJV7CgM9VW6VNZY-4fRdnjW4nbXHZ7FfFD3W7R1d7l7FCrFLVrzpm92m3FwFW5HfnQX1Cg-ptVVwcRS8CR38BW4pTv2v3cCwR_W5F6xgx13hKP9TmFqF7Q4WxVW8k_NXc8cMHB9N2Zvw2dPpkxsW8yj2Pb8Rc-p2W7JLYFx6862ZMW7fJfBV8vL2pYW26Hd228ntCpLW39HDdl4WkptmVgGVQ-54wZWWW2lxN7G5GtxMvW37PkMl361YjxW8PL2yP29JvS6W4SjvF_4wGl5mW2y29DF1Ml-G4V2DJ3p4bPnxDW2c04X64wBtmW3qgV1)

HIGH SCHOOL

Young voters are more likely to skip midterm elections than presidential races

[View Lesson](https://info.thinkcerca.com/e3t/Ctc/RE+113/chwFg04/VWDlgh12sLRcW2cRG5C2TDB4xW7TctdS4RQPqCN2dmMwZ3lLBGV1-WJV7CgBkQW1tWDd26kYQkXW2D8b8D63ZSw6W1vCnPn2XYfQYW7Y3MfX7bPKz2N7tXMddNnnqPW5Yy64W7BdgLPW4XQ67P8mvb82W1NmdC27jJJCjW1GPGDd648mFtW8ZnPQn2wG66ZW4ZDd3423yVbQN28bvLvQ1DrhW1Zr1Tj94MHtQW3wqq1t98BpZnW5N45kB3L_pN_W83bKpY5Rk7wPVqZF3X2DPjtRW113gmv4QbnnSN5Dl2zYRYY9pVFRkmS1WjT1ZW58GNpj3bY7n_W8_9d_D2l0CH-W58B_jL4tN3hvW11SrBP55W7NR2Ct1)

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#### ELEMENTARY

Why is it important for someone who is eligible to vote to exercise this right?

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#### MIDDLE

How has voting technology changed over time?

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#### HIGH SCHOOL

How can we improve the election process, so that it can serve all voters?

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