Tag: Electoral Law

  • Voting Rights

    Voting Rights in United States Introduction to Voting Rights Native-born or naturalized (foreign-born) U.S. citizens over the age of 18 possess the right to vote. Citizens can lose their right to vote. All states prohibit felons (people convicted of serious crimes) from voting during their […]

  • Voting Rights

    Voting Rights in United States Introduction to Voting Rights Native-born or naturalized (foreign-born) U.S. citizens over the age of 18 possess the right to vote. Citizens can lose their right to vote. All states prohibit felons (people convicted of serious crimes) from voting during their […]

  • Voting

    Voting in the United States Voting Case Law The Supreme Court did return, in 2014, to the issue of when the government may use race in drawing election districts. (See Alabama Legislative Black Caucus v. Alabama, 989 F. Supp. 2d 1227 (M.D. Ala. 2013), cert. granted, 134 S.Ct. 2695, 2697 […]

  • Voting

    Voting in the United States Voting Case Law The Supreme Court did return, in 2014, to the issue of when the government may use race in drawing election districts. (See Alabama Legislative Black Caucus v. Alabama, 989 F. Supp. 2d 1227 (M.D. Ala. 2013), cert. granted, 134 S.Ct. 2695, 2697 […]

  • Absentee Voting Process

    Absentee Voting Process in the United States (Source: National Association of Secretaries of State (NASS)) Introduction All states have procedures for absentee voting, which provides eligible voters with an alternative to voting at their polling place on Election Day. However, […]

  • Absentee Voting Process

    Absentee Voting Process in the United States (Source: National Association of Secretaries of State (NASS)) Introduction All states have procedures for absentee voting, which provides eligible voters with an alternative to voting at their polling place on Election Day. However, […]

  • Absentee Voting

    Absentee Voting in the United States Introduction to Absentee Voting The purpose of Absentee Voting is to provide a broad appreciation of the Absentee Voting legal topic. Select from the list of U.S. legal topics for information (other than Absentee Voting). A description about Absentee Voting […]

  • Absentee Voting

    Absentee Voting in the United States Introduction to Absentee Voting The purpose of Absentee Voting is to provide a broad appreciation of the Absentee Voting legal topic. Select from the list of U.S. legal topics for information (other than Absentee Voting). A description about Absentee Voting […]

  • Cumulative Voting

    Cumulative Voting in United States Cumulative Voting Definition That by which the voter concentrates his ballots on one or more candidates, instead of voting for the full number to be elected. Thus, a stockholder holding fifty shares may, under such a system, if five directors are to be […]

  • Cumulative Voting

    Cumulative Voting in United States Cumulative Voting Definition That by which the voter concentrates his ballots on one or more candidates, instead of voting for the full number to be elected. Thus, a stockholder holding fifty shares may, under such a system, if five directors are to be […]

  • E-Voting

    E-Voting in the United States E-Voting Failures in the 2006 Mid-Term: A 2007 Report by Voters Unite!

  • Electoral Duties

    Electoral Duties in the United States Electoral Duties of Congress in the Legislative Process Powers granted to Congress by the Constitution to decide elections, but only in special (and rare) circumstances. Most importantly, in the event of a presidential election ending without any one […]

  • Electronic Voting Systems

    Electronic Voting Systems in the United States Introduction to Electronic Voting Systems (State statute topic) The purpose of Electronic Voting Systems is to provide a broad appreciation of the Electronic Voting Systems legal topic. Select from the list of U.S. legal topics for information […]

  • Electronic Voting Systems

    Electronic Voting Systems in the United States Introduction to Electronic Voting Systems (State statute topic) The purpose of Electronic Voting Systems is to provide a broad appreciation of the Electronic Voting Systems legal topic. Select from the list of U.S. legal topics for information […]

  • Appointing the day for the convening of the first session of the One Hundred Eleventh Congress and establishing the date for the counting of the electoral votes for President and Vice President cast by the electors in December 2008

    Appointing the day for the convening of the first session of the One Hundred Eleventh Congress and establishing the date for the counting of the electoral votes for President and Vice President cast by the electors in December 2008 in the United States Act Details Appointing the day for the […]