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				U.S. Congress & Politics  Campaigns & Elections  Voters & Voting Rights   Document Name    Date   Document Type  2002 Legislative Summary: Election Overhaul   Dec. 7, 2002 Legislative Analysis A Move to Rock the Vote in Indian Country   Mar. 25, 2019 Legislative Analysis A New Front in the Voter ID Debate   Feb. 25, 2019 Legislative Analysis Aid for Bilingual Voters, 1991-1992 Legislative Chronology   1992 Legislative Analysis American Party of Texas v. White, Hainsworth v. White: Brief Summary   Mar. 26, 1974 Case Summary Anderson v. U.S.: Brief Summary   Jun. 3, 1974 Case Summary Ball v. James (451 U.S. 355): Brief Summary   Apr. 29, 1981 Case Summary Ballot Initiatives Are Tearing Us Apart   Jun. 3, 2019 Legislative Analysis Ballot Overhaul in Final Preparation, But 2002 Voting Will Not Be Affected   May 25, 2002 Legislative Analysis Beer v. U.S.: Brief Summary   Mar. 30, 1976 Case Summary Briscoe v. Bell: Brief Summary   Jun. 20, 1977 Case Summary Burdick v. Takushi, Director of Elections of Hawaii: Brief Summary   Jun. 8, 1992 Case Summary Bureau of the Census Survey of Voter Participation in November 1972 Elections   Jan. 4, 1973 Primary Source Bush Budget: Election Assistance Commission and Federal Election Commission   Feb. 14, 2005 Legislative Analysis Chance of Chaos Still on the Ballot   Jun. 2, 2008 Legislative Analysis Changing U.S. Electorate   May 30, 2008 CQ Researcher Chisom v. Roemer, Governor of Louisiana; United States v. Roemer, Governor of Louisiana: Brief Summary   Jun. 20, 1991 Case Summary Chisom v. Roemer, Governor of Louisiana; United States v. Roemer, Governor of Louisiana: Detailed Summary   Jun. 20, 1991 Case Summary Cipriano v. City of Houma: Brief Summary   Jun. 16, 1969 Case Summary City of Eastlake v. Forest City Enterprises Inc.: Brief Summary   Jun. 21, 1976 Case Summary City of Monroe v. United States: Brief Summary   Nov. 17, 1997 Case Summary City of Rome v. United States: Brief Summary   Apr. 20, 1980 Case Summary Clark v. Roemer: Brief Summary   Jun. 3, 1991 Case Summary Clingman, Secretary, Oklahoma Election Board v. Beaver   Mar. 23, 2005 Case Summary Constitutional Amendment Gave Vote to 18-Year Oolds, 1970 Legislative Chronology   1970 Encyclopedia Entry Converting the Faith Community   Jun. 11, 2007 Legislative Analysis Coronavirus Crisis: Voting   Mar. 23, 2020 Legislative Analysis Courts & the Law: The Balloter's New Burden   Jan. 28, 2008 Legislative Analysis D.C. Voting Rights   Apr. 11, 2008 CQ Researcher Deal Reached On Voting Revamp Debate   Mar. 23, 2002 Legislative Analysis Dems Vie for Vet Vote in New Playing Field   Jul. 16, 2007 Legislative Analysis Despite Giving Strong Support, Legislators Worry Election Overhaul Will Amount to an Unfunded Mandate   Oct. 19, 2002 Legislative Analysis District Court Rules on Texas Voter ID Law   Aug. 30, 2012 Primary Source Disturbing Votes From Abroad   May 21, 2012 Legislative Analysis Dun v. Blumstein: Brief Summary   Mar. 21, 1972 Case Summary Election Day Registration, 1977-1980 Legislative Chronology   1977 - 1980 Legislative Analysis Election Overhaul, 2001-2002 Legislative Chronology   2001 - 2002 Legislative Analysis Evangelical Christians Stick With Trump Despite Transgressions   Mar. 19, 2018 Legislative Analysis Evans v. Cornman: Brief Summary   Jun. 15, 1970 Case Summary Expect Elections to Get a Lot More Litigious   Jul. 8, 2013 Legislative Analysis Fight Continues on Ex-Felon Voting in Florida   Jun. 3, 2019 Legislative Analysis Figure 1-2   Voter Turnout Rates: Presidential Elections, South and Non-South, 17892008     Facts & Figures Figure 3-1   Partisan Identification, American National Election Studies, 19522008     Facts & Figures Figure 3-2   Partisan Identification, Pew Surveys, 19872011     Facts & Figures Figure 3-3   Liberal, Moderate, and Conservative Self-Identification, 19732010     Facts & Figures Figure 3-4   Ideological Self-Identification of College Freshmen, 1970-2010     Facts & Figures Figure 3-5   Presidential Preferences during 2008     Facts & Figures Foreman v. Dallas County, Texas: Brief Summary   Jun. 27, 1997 Case Summary Fudge Takes Elections Committee on Tour   Feb. 19, 2019 Legislative Analysis Gaston County v. U.S.: Brief Summary   Jun. 2, 1969 Case Summary Getting Out the Vote (on the Weekend)   Jan. 30, 2012 Legislative Analysis Grassroots Activists Take Charge on Voting Rights   Feb. 3, 2020 Legislative Analysis Gutierrez v. Ada: Brief Summary   Jan. 19, 2000 Case Summary Hadley v. Junior College District of Metropolitan Kansas City, Mo.: Brief Summary   Feb. 25, 1970 Case Summary Here's Where You Can Vote From Prison   May 6, 2019 Legislative Analysis Hill Urged to Revive Fading Passion To Fix National Voting Problems   2001 Legislative Analysis Hill v. Stone: Brief Summary   May 12, 1975 Case Summary Hispanic Voters: Waking the Sleeping Giant   Apr. 28, 2008 Legislative Analysis Ho-Hum Attitudes in Odd-Year State Elections   Jun. 24, 2019 Legislative Analysis Holder v. Hall: Brief Summary   Jun. 30, 1994 Case Summary Holder v. Hall: Detailed Summary   Jun. 30, 1994 Case Summary Holder v. Hall: Opinion Excerpt   Jun. 30, 1994 Primary Source Houston Lawyers' Association v. Attorney General of Texas; League of United Latin American Citizens v. Attorney General of Texas: Brief Summary   Jun. 20, 1991 Case Summary How Latino Voters Helped, and Hurt, Donald Trump   Nov. 9, 2020 Legislative Analysis Hunter v. Underwood: Brief Summary   Apr. 16, 1985 Case Summary In Search of the Demographic Group that Will Make the Difference in 2020   Nov. 4, 2019 Legislative Analysis Just How Dangerous Is Trump's Voter-Fraud Commission?   Sep. 11, 2017 Legislative Analysis Kusper v. Pontikes: Brief Summary   Nov. 19, 1973 Case Summary Latino Voters Swayed by Sustained Effort, Groups Say   Nov. 23, 2020 Legislative Analysis League of United Latin American Citizens v. Perry, Governor of Texas   Jun. 28, 2006 Case Summary Legions of Lawyers Watching To Ensure Fair Voting on Nov. 5   Nov. 2, 2002 Legislative Analysis Legislating Out the Opposition   Nov. 21, 2011 Legislative Analysis Lopez v. Monterey County, California: Brief Summary (1996)   Nov. 6, 1996 Case Summary Lopez v. Monterey County, California: Brief Summary (1999)   Jan. 20, 1999 Case Summary Many Voting Systems Still Vulnerable to Cyberattacks   Oct. 29, 2018 Legislative Analysis Markle Commission on the Media and Voter Participation: "Electing a President," a Report on the 1988 Presidential Election   May 5, 1990 Primary Source Midterm Meanness: Negative Ads Rule the 2006 Elections   Oct. 16, 2006 Legislative Analysis Morse v. Republican Party of Virginia: Brief Summary   Mar. 27, 1996 Case Summary Motor Voter, 1989-1990 Legislative Chronology   1990 Legislative Analysis Motor Voter, 1991-1992 Legislative Chronology   1991 - 1992 Legislative Analysis Motor Voter, 1993-1994 Legislative Chronology   1993 - 1994 Legislative Analysis New U.S. Citizens Could Be a Powerful Force in the 2020 Elections   Mar. 30, 2020 Legislative Analysis New Voting Laws Spur Fairness Debate   Sep. 5, 2011 Legislative Analysis No Election Day Meltdown, But Problems Remain   Nov. 6, 2004 Legislative Analysis Northwest Austin Municipal Utility District v. Holder, Attorney General   Jun. 22, 2009 Case Summary Oregon v. Mitchell, Texas v. Mitchell, U.S. v. Idaho, U.S. v. Arizona: Brief Summary   Dec. 21, 1970 Case Summary Overseas Voting Rights, 1975 Legislative Chronology   1975 Legislative Analysis Overseas Voting Rights, 1977-1980 Legislative Chronology   1977 - 1980 Legislative Analysis Pandemic Tests Unions' Ability to Help Democrats in November   Sep. 8, 2020 Legislative Analysis Participation Vote Study: Voting on the Run   Jan. 3, 2004 Legislative Analysis Phoenix v. Kolodziejski: Brief Summary   Jun. 23, 1970 Case Summary Polling Place Accessibility, 1984 Legislative Chronology   1984 Legislative Analysis Postcard Voter Registration, 1976 Legislative Chronology   1976 Legislative Analysis Presley v. Etowah County Commission: Brief Summary   Jan. 27, 1992 Case Summary Prison Voting Could Cause Headaches for Census   May 13, 2019 Legislative Analysis Problems Old and New Lurk in the Voting Booth   Oct. 9, 2004 Legislative Analysis Provisions of the Federal Voting Standards and Procedures Law   Nov. 2, 2002 Legislative Analysis Public Opinion and Voting: Overview     Encyclopedia Entry Purcell, Maricopa County Recorder v. Gonzalez   Oct. 20, 2006 Case Summary Race and Politics   Jul. 28, 2008 CQ Researcher Reno, Attorney General v. Bossier Parish School Board: Brief Summary (1997)   May 12, 1997 Case Summary Reno, Attorney General v. Bossier Parish School Board: Brief Summary (2000)   Jan. 24, 2000 Case Summary Rice v. Cayetano, Governor of Hawaii: Brief Summary   Feb. 23, 2000 Case Summary Richardson v. Ramirez: Brief Summary   Jun. 24, 1974 Case Summary Richmond v. U.S.: Brief Summary   Jun. 24, 1975 Case Summary Rosario v. Rockefeller: Brief Summary   Mar. 21, 1973 Case Summary Salyer Land Company v. Tulare Water District, Associated Enterprises Inc. v. Toltec Watershed Improvement District: Brief Summary   Mar. 20, 1973 Case Summary Secretaries of State in Spotlight With Voting Rights Under Siege   Feb. 19, 2019 Legislative Analysis Senate Clears Voting Rights Extension   Jul. 24, 2006 Legislative Analysis Senior Voters     Encyclopedia Entry Seven Major Issues Will Be Prominent in Voters' Minds in 2020   Nov. 4, 2019 Legislative Analysis Shifting Numbers on Immigration   Oct. 28, 2013 Legislative Analysis State of Tennessee v. James Blumstein: U.S. Supreme Court Opinion on Period of Time to Fulfill Residency Requirement for State and Local Elections   Mar. 21, 1972 Primary Source Storer v. Brown, Frommhagen v. Brown: Brief Summary   Mar. 26, 1974 Case Summary Supreme Court OKs Texas Redistricting   Jul. 10, 2006 Legislative Analysis Supreme Court Rules on Voting Rights Act   Jun. 25, 2013 Primary Source Table 1-1  Voter Turnout Rates: United States, South, and Non-South, 17892010 (percent)     Facts & Figures Table 1-2  Voting-Age Population Registered and Voting: Cross Sections, 19922010 (percent)     Facts & Figures Table 1-30  Jurisdictions Subject to Federal Preclearance of Election Law Changes and to Minority Language Provisions of the Voting Rights Act     Facts & Figures Table 1-34 Types of Voting Equipment Used in U.S. Elections, November 2008     Facts & Figures Table 3-10  Split-Ticket Voting, 19522008 (percent)     Facts & Figures Table 3-1  Partisan Identification, American National Election Studies, 19522008 (percent)     Facts & Figures Table 3-2  Partisan Identification, by Groups, 2004 and 2008 (percent)     Facts & Figures Table 3-3  Liberal or Conservative Self-Identification, 19732010 (percent)     Facts & Figures Table 3-4  Presidential Vote in General Elections, by Groups, Network Exit Polls, 19922008 (percent)     Facts & Figures Table 3-5  Vote in Democratic Presidential Primaries, by Groups, 19882008 (percent)     Facts & Figures Table 3-6  Vote in Republican Presidential Primaries, by Groups, 2000 and 2008 (percent)     Facts & Figures Table 3-7  Strength of Party Identification and the Presidential Vote, 19522008 (percent)     Facts & Figures Table 3-8  Congressional Vote in General Elections, by Groups, 20002010 (percent)     Facts & Figures Table 3-9  Party-Line Voting in Presidential and Congressional Elections, 19522008 (percent)     Facts & Figures Taxes and Voter Registration: One Way to Boost the Rolls   Apr. 29, 2019 Legislative Analysis Texas v. United States: Brief Summary   Mar. 31, 1998 Case Summary The Demographics of Trump's Election Win Are Getting Clearer   Jun. 5, 2017 Legislative Analysis The Political Benefits of Sloganeering on Wheels   Feb. 4, 2008 Legislative Analysis The Size of the Franchise, 1965-1968 Overview   1965 - 1968 Legislative Analysis The State of the Union: Voting Rights   Jan. 28, 2019 Legislative Analysis The Uncourted Constituency of Arab Americans   Sep. 25, 2006 Legislative Analysis Third-Party Push: Hope vs. History   May 7, 2007 Legislative Analysis This Is Why Exit Polls Are Iffy   Dec. 3, 2018 Legislative Analysis Thornburg v. Gingles: Brief Summary   Jun. 30, 1986 Case Summary Trump Administration Accused of Slowing Naturalizations   Mar. 11, 2019 Legislative Analysis Trump's Search for Voter Fraud Continues   May 22, 2017 Legislative Analysis U.S. Supreme Court on Indiana's Voter Identification Law   Apr. 28, 2008 Primary Source United States v. Board of Commissioners of Sheffield, Ala.: Brief Summary   Mar. 6, 1978 Case Summary Unlikely Voters Vast, Untapped   Sep. 10, 2012 Legislative Analysis Victory Lies in the Margins   Oct. 23, 2004 Legislative Analysis Voter Choices on Ballot Proposals, Candidates Often at Odds   Jan. 14, 2019 Legislative Analysis Voter Intimidation, Deception   2007 - 2008 Legislative Analysis Voter Photo Identification   2005 - 2006 Legislative Analysis Voter Quantification   Aug. 6, 2012 Legislative Analysis Voter-Suppression Concerns Raised by Citizenship Backlog   Oct. 1, 2018 Legislative Analysis Voters Don't Prefer Their Presidents Well-Aged   Jun. 17, 2019 Legislative Analysis Voting 101: Intro to Expiration   May 7, 2012 Legislative Analysis Voting ID Rulings May Color Debate   Sep. 10, 2012 Legislative Analysis Voting Overhaul Slow to Register   Sep. 21, 2009 Legislative Analysis Voting Rights Act at Risk?   Feb. 4, 2013 Legislative Analysis Voting Rights Act Extension Postponed   Jun. 26, 2006 Legislative Analysis Voting Rights Act   2005 - 2006 Legislative Analysis Voting Rights Extension, 1975 Legislative Chronology   1975 Legislative Analysis Voting Rights Rule Is Fading Away   Apr. 11, 2016 Legislative Analysis Voting Rights, 1965 Legislative Chronology   1965 Legislative Analysis Voting Rights, 1969 Legislative Chronology   1969 Legislative Analysis Voting Rights, 1970 Legislative Chronology   1970 Legislative Analysis Voting Rights, 1971 Legislative Chronology   1971 Legislative Analysis Voting Rights, 1981 Legislative Chronology   1981 Legislative Analysis Voting Rights, 1982 Legislative Chronology   1982 Legislative Analysis Voting Rights   Oct. 29, 2004 CQ Researcher Voting Technologies Debated   Oct. 11, 2003 Legislative Analysis Voting Technology: Old, New and Recount Redux?   Oct. 9, 2004 Legislative Analysis Where Voting 'Pre-Clearance' Is a Federal Mandate   Jun. 26, 2006 Legislative Analysis Whitcomb v. Chavis: Brief Summary   Jun. 7, 1971 Case Summary Young v. Fordice, Governor of Mississippi: Brief Summary   Mar. 31, 1997 Case Summary Youth's Long-Term Role in Politics   Nov. 10, 2008 Legislative Analysis
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