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Aid for Bilingual Voters, 1991-1992 Legislative Chronology1991 - 1992Legislative Analysis
Aliens and Communist Party MembershipEncyclopedia Entry
Allen v. State Board of ElectionsMar. 3, 1969Case Summary
American Party of Texas v. White, Hainsworth v. WhiteMar. 25, 1974Case Summary
Bartlett, Executive Director of North Carolina State Board of Elections v. StricklandMar. 9, 2009Case Summary
Beer v. U.S.Mar. 30, 1976Case Summary
Bilingual VotersEncyclopedia Entry
Black SuffrageEncyclopedia Entry
Breedlove v. SuttlesDec. 6, 1937Case Summary
Briscoe v. BellJun. 20, 1977Case Summary
Burdick v. Takushi, Director of Elections of HawaiiJun. 8, 1992Case Summary
Chisom v. Roemer, Governor of Louisiana; United States v. Roemer, Governor of LouisianaJun. 20, 1991Case Summary
Citizenship and VotingEncyclopedia Entry
Civil Rights ActsEncyclopedia Entry
Constitutional Amendment Gave Vote to 18-Year Olds1970Encyclopedia Entry
Crawford v. Marion County Election BoardApr. 28, 2008Case Summary
DemocracyEncyclopedia Entry
District of ColumbiaEncyclopedia Entry
Dunn v. BlumsteinMar. 21, 1972Case Summary
Electoral Commission Act of 18771877Primary Source
Elk v. WilkinsNov. 3, 1884Case Summary
Emergence of Voter RegistrationEncyclopedia Entry
Ex parte YarbroughMar. 3, 1884Case Summary
FreeholderEncyclopedia Entry
Gaston County v. U.S.Jun. 2, 1969Case Summary
Georgia v. AshcroftJun. 26, 2003Case Summary
Grandfather ClauseEncyclopedia Entry
Grovey v. TownsendApr. 1, 1935Case Summary
Guinn v. United StatesJun. 21, 1915Case Summary
Hadley v. Junior College District of Metropolitan Kansas City, Mo.Feb. 25, 1970Case Summary
Hathorn v. LovornJun. 15, 1982Case Summary
Hunter v. UnderwoodApr. 16, 1985Case Summary
Judicial SystemEncyclopedia Entry
Jurisdictions Subject to Federal Preclearance of Election Law Changes and to Minority Language Provisions of the Voting Rights ActFacts & Figures
Karcher v. DaggettJun. 22, 1983Case Summary
Katzenbach v. MorganJun. 13, 1966Case Summary
Kirkpatrick v. PreislerApr. 7, 1969Case Summary
Kusper v. PontikesNov. 19, 1973Case Summary
Lassiter v. Northampton County Board of ElectionsJun. 8, 1959Case Summary
Literacy TestsEncyclopedia Entry
Lowering the Voting AgeEncyclopedia Entry
Minor v. HappersettMar. 29, 1875Case Summary
More Voters, Changing Voter PatternsEncyclopedia Entry
Motor Voter ActEncyclopedia Entry
Nixon v. CondonMay 2, 1932Case Summary
Nixon v. HerndonMar. 7, 1927Case Summary
O'Brien v. SkinnerJan. 16, 1974Case Summary
One Person, One VoteEncyclopedia Entry
Oregon v. MitchellDec. 21, 1970Case Summary
Poll TaxesEncyclopedia Entry
Polling Place Accessibility, 1984 Legislative Chronology1984Legislative Analysis
Popular VoteEncyclopedia Entry
Primaries as Tools of ExclusionEncyclopedia Entry
Provisions of Civil Rights Act of 19641964Legislative Analysis
Questions from Alabama Literacy Tests Circa 1965Encyclopedia Entry
Racial DiscriminationEncyclopedia Entry
Reconstruction AmendmentsEncyclopedia Entry
Removing Obstacles to VotingEncyclopedia Entry
Richardson v. RamirezJun. 24, 1974Case Summary
Right to an Equal VoteEncyclopedia Entry
Right to Vote, 1890-1965: The Pattern of Exclusion1890 - 1965Encyclopedia Entry
Right to Vote, 1965-Present: A Broad View1965Encyclopedia Entry
Right to VoteEncyclopedia Entry
Rosario v. RockefellerMar. 21, 1973Case Summary
Smith v. AllwrightApr. 3, 1944Case Summary
South Carolina v. KatzenbachMar. 7, 1966Case Summary
Southern PrimaryEncyclopedia Entry
Storer v. Brown, Frommhagen v. BrownMar. 26, 1974Case Summary
Supreme Court Actions on Civil Rights, 1965-1968 Overview1965 - 1968Encyclopedia Entry
Table 1-30 Jurisdictions Subject to Federal Preclearance of Election Law Changes and to Minority Language Provisions of the Voting Rights ActUnknown
Terry v. AdamsMay 4, 1953Case Summary
The Black Vote: a Long, Painful StruggleEncyclopedia Entry
The Civil Rights Act of 1957: Context and Excerpts1957Primary Source
The Court and the Individual, 1865–1937: The Civil War AmendmentsJan. 1, 1865 - Jan. 1, 1937Encyclopedia Entry
The Court and the Individual: Political RightsEncyclopedia Entry
The Eighteen-Year-Old VoteEncyclopedia Entry
The Fifteenth Amendment to the Constitution: Context and Text1870Primary Source
The Nineteenth Amendment to the Constitution: Context and TextAug. 26, 1920Primary Source
The Right and the Power: A Narrow ViewJan. 1, 1870 - Jan. 1, 1903Encyclopedia Entry
The Size of the Franchise, 1965-1968 Overview1965 - 1968Legislative Analysis
The Southern Electoral Experience: IntroductionEncyclopedia Entry
The Twenty-Sixth Amendment to the Constitution: Context and TextJul. 5, 1971Primary Source
The Twenty-Third Amendment to the Constitution: Context and TextApr. 3, 1961Primary Source
Three-Judge Courts, 1976 Legislative Chronology1976Legislative Analysis
Twenty-Sixth AmendmentEncyclopedia Entry
United States v. ClassicMay 26, 1941Case Summary
United States v. RainesFeb. 29, 1960Case Summary
United States v. ReeseMar. 27, 1876Case Summary
Voter IdentificationEncyclopedia Entry
Voter RegistrationEncyclopedia Entry
Voter Requirements: Age, Residence, PropertyEncyclopedia Entry
Voting MachinesEncyclopedia Entry
Voting Rights Act of 1965: Background on Legislation1957 - 1965Legislative Analysis
Voting Rights Act of 1965: Controversy Centers on Poll Tax Ban1965Legislative Analysis
Voting Rights Act of 1965: Provisions1965Legislative Analysis
Voting Rights ActEncyclopedia Entry
Voting Rights ActEncyclopedia Entry
Voting Rights Extension, 1975 Legislative Chronology1975Legislative Analysis
Voting Rights, 1965 Legislative Chronology1965Legislative Analysis
Voting Rights, 1969 Legislative Chronology1969Legislative Analysis
Voting Rights, 1970 Legislative Chronology1970Legislative Analysis
Voting Rights, 1971 Legislative Chronology1971Legislative Analysis
Voting Rights, 1981 Legislative Chronology1981Legislative Analysis
Voting Rights, 1982 Legislative Chronology1982Legislative Analysis
Voting RightsEncyclopedia Entry
Voting RightsEncyclopedia Entry
Wells v. RockefellerApr. 7, 1969Case Summary
Wesberry v. SandersFeb. 17, 1964Case Summary
White PrimaryEncyclopedia Entry
White v. WeiserJun. 18, 1973Case Summary
Who Can Vote?Encyclopedia Entry
Williams v. MississippiApr. 25, 1898Case Summary
Women's SuffrageEncyclopedia Entry
Women's Vote: a Victory in StagesEncyclopedia Entry
Young v. Fordice, Governor of MississippiMar. 31, 1997Case Summary
Youth FranchiseEncyclopedia Entry
Youth SuffrageEncyclopedia Entry