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Voting Rights Resources



STATES
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State Law: Documenting Your Vote
Berkman Center for Internet & Society
/ Center for Citizen Media

Voting In Your State
League of Women Voters

Know Your Voting Rights - State by State
ACLU

In Your State
Election Protection

State-by-State Time Off to Vote Laws
FindLaw

 

GENERAL
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Introduction To Federal Voting Rights Laws
U.S. Department of Justice

U.S. Department of Justice Civil Right Division Voting Section (FAQ)

Help America Vote Act (2002)
Federal Election Commission

Voting Resources & Voting Rights
Leadership Conference on Civil Rights

U.S. Code Collection-Elective Franchise-Voting
Cornell University Law School



PROJECTS
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Video Your Vote
PBS / YouTube

Project Vote Smart

Docmenting Your Vote
Berkman Center for Internet & Society
/ Center for Citizen Media

ACLU Voting Rights Project

Rock the Vote

VotoLatino

Electionline.org (Pew Center on the States)


ORGANIZATIONS / CENTERS
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National Association of State Election Directors

U.S. Election Assistance Commission

National Association of Secretaries of State

Brennan Center

Election Protection

Center for the Study of the American Electorate

Overseas Vote Foundation

Federal Election Commission


HISTORY
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National Voting Rights Museum


ARTICLES / STORIES
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Google News Search ("voting")

5 Tips for Anticipating, Covering Election Day Voting Problems
Poynter Online, Julie Moos, Oct. 30, 2008

Florida voting rolls contain dead people,
duplicates, ineligible felons
Sun Sentinel, Oct. 29, 2008

Update on Voting Rights Cases
AP/Dallas Morning News, Oct. 28, 2008

NAACP Sues Officials Over Vote Preparations
Washington Post, Oct. 28, 2008

Countdown 2008: Flagged Voters Can Cast Ballots
Atlanta Constitution, Oct 28, 2008

Echoes of 2000? Fla. County Fears Voting Problems
NPR, Oct. 27, 2008

7 Things that Could Go Wrong on Election Day
Time Magazine, Oct. 27, 2008

Times Topic Resource Page - Acorn
The New York Times

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