Voter Identification in the United States

Voter Identification in the context of the Political Party Committees

In this context, Voter Identification may be defined as follows: With regard to federal election activity, this means acquiring information about potential voters, including, but not limited to, obtaining voter lists and creating or enhancing voter lists by verifying or adding information about the voters’ likelihood of voting in an upcoming election or voting for specific candidates. 100.24(a)(4).

Voter Identification (Voting Rights)

This section introduces, discusses and describes the basics of voter identification. Then, cross references and a brief overview about Voting Rights is provided. Finally, the subject of Civil Rights Law in relation with voter identification is examined. Note that a list of cross references, bibliography and other resources appears at the end of this entry.