Elections in the United States

Political Parties, Elections, and Constitutional Law

United States Constitution

According to the Encyclopedia of the American Constitution, about its article titled POLITICAL PARTIES, ELECTIONS, AND CONSTITUTIONAL LAWSince the mid-1980s the Supreme Court has decided three significant first amendment cases affecting political parties and one that will hamper states’ efforts to reform the initiative process.inTashjian v. Republican Party of Connecticut (1986) ,
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Elections in State Statute Topics

Introduction to Elections (State statute topic)

The purpose of Elections is to provide a broad appreciation of the Elections legal topic. Select from the list of U.S. legal topics for information (other than Elections).

Elections in Constitutional Law

A list of entries related to Elections may be found, under the Elections category, in the United States constitutional law platform of this legal Encyclopedia.

Elections Background

Elections (Section Actions)

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

Finding the law: Elections in the U.S. Code

A collection of general and permanent laws relating to elections, passed by the United States Congress, are organized by subject matter arrangements in the United States Code (U.S.C.; this label examines elections topics), to make them easy to use (usually, organized by legal areas into Titles, Chapters and Sections). The platform provides introductory material to the U.S. Code, and cross references to case law. View the U.S. Code’s table of contents here.

Elections

In Legislation

Elections in the U.S. Code: Title 29, Chapter 11, Subchapter V

The current, permanent, in-force federal laws regulating elections are compiled in the United States Code under Title 29, Chapter 11, Subchapter V. It constitutes “prima facie” evidence of statutes relating to Labor (including elections) of the United States. The reader can further narrow his/her legal research of the general topic (in this case, Labor-Management of the US Code, including elections) by chapter and subchapter.

Resources

Further Reading

• Information about Elections in the Gale Encyclopedia of American Law.

U.S. Elections

Electoral Procedures

Felon Disenfranchisement in relation to Crime and Race

Felon Disenfranchisement is included in the Encyclopedia of Race and Crime (1), beginning with: Perhaps one of the most pertinent topics in the subject of race and crime is that of felon disfranchisement. Because felon disenfranchisement laws singlehandedly ban a large percentage of minority voters from participating in elections as a result of experiences with the criminal justice system, this topic is pertinent as it impacts not only these minorities but elections within the United States as well. This section examines the current status of felon disenfranchisement laws in the United States, the historical background against which they emerged, and their impact on the African American population, partly as a result of the War on Drugs. Felon disfranchisement is a recent concern in the area of race and the criminal justice system. These state-level laws prevent people with felony convictions from voting in a particular state.

Elections in Constitutional Law

A list of entries related to Elections may be found, under the Elections category, in the United States constitutional law platform of this legal Encyclopedia.

Elections Background

Resources

Notes and References

1. Entry about Felon Disenfranchisement in the Encyclopedia of Race and Crime

See Also