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Election Law in a Nutshell by Call Number: KF4886 .T65 2017ISBN: 9781634602761Publication Date: 2016-11-07
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Key Federal Voting Legislation and Amendments
The Constitution:
- U.S. Const. art. 1, §3, amended by U.S. Const. amend. XVII, §1, cl. 1
- U.S. Const. art. 1, §2, amended by U.S. Const. amend. XIV §2
- U.S. Const. art. II, §1
- U.S. Const. amend. XIV
- U.S. Const. amend. XV
- U.S. Const. amend. XIX
- U.S. Const. amend. XXIII
- U.S. Const. amend. XXIV
- U.S. Const. amend. XXVI
Legislation:
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Civil Rights Act (52 U.S.C. §10101, 52 U.S.C. §§20701-20706)
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Help America Vote Act (52 U.S.C. §20901-21145)
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National Voter Registration Act or The Motor Voter Act (52 U.S.C. §20501-2051)
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The Uniformed and Overseas Citizens Absentee Voting Act (52 U.S.C. §20301-20311)
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Voting Rights Act (52 U.S.C. §§10301-10314, 52 U.S.C. §§10501-10508, 52 U.S.C. §§10701-10702)
National Association of Secretaries of State
"Founded in 1904, the National Association of Secretaries of State (NASS) is the nation's oldest, nonpartisan professional organization for public officials. Membership is open to the 50 states, the District of Columbia and all U.S. Territories." Secretaries of state are often head of elections at the state level of government.
Changes to voting in the era of COVID-19
- 50 State Survey: Voting and Elections"This survey combines statutes, regulations, and municipal orders from the largest 100 cities in the United States and may be found in both 50 State Statutory Surveys and 50 State Regulatory Surveys on Westlaw."
- 2020 Election Litigation Tracker"[A] joint project of Election Law at Ohio State and SCOTUSblog. During the 2020 election season, we will provide up-to-date information on major election law cases as they make their way through every level of the court system. Our goal is to serve as a resource on election law and administration for the general public, lawyers, educators, journalists and policymakers. "
- COVID-Related Election Litigation TrackerMaintained by the Stanford-MIT Healthy Elections Project, this "database tracks election law cases arising out of the COVID-19 pandemic--over 500 cases and appeals, comprising over 350 case families (i.e. all cases and appeals arising from a single complaint) in 46 states plus D.C. and Puerto Rico."
The For the People Act of 2021
- What’s in the Democrats’ Voting-Rights BillAlexa Corse and Siobhan Hughes, writing for the Wall Street Journal.
- Overview of H.R. 1: Outline of Proposed Changes Under the For the People ActFrom The Congressional digest, 2019.
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Is voting a constitutional right?
"Under Article I, Section 2, the members of the House of Representatives were to be chosen by the people; under Article I, Section 3, the members of the Senate were to be chosen by the legislature of each state; and under Article II, Section 1, the President was to be chosen by electors appointed by each state in a manner of their choosing. Otherwise, the United States Constitution was silent about the breadth of suffrage in the new nation." from Renalia Du Bose, Voter Suppression: a recent phenomenon or an American legacy? 50 U. BALT. L. REV. 245, 257 (2021).