| FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS: ELECTION LAW & VOTING RIGHTS |
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The Law Library Staff prepares "Frequently Asked Questions" for the convenience of our users to provide access to a variety of sources addressing particular points of law. These are general legal information sources, and are not to be construed as a substitute for personal legal advice from an attorney. Please seek legal counsel to help you determine the applicability of any of the information in these resources to your specific situation. The Cleveland Law Library makes no recommendation as to whether you should purchase any services offered by the websites contained in this FAQ. |
Moritz College of Law Election Law Page: Information on federal, state and local elections. Contains e-book on election law, information on upcoming Ohio elections and ballot issues, pending election law cases, news and more.
The Voting Rights Act of 1965, as amended in 1982, 42 U.S.C. §1973
United States Code provisions on voting rights
United States Constitution: 14th Amendment - Guarantees equal protection and due process under the law
United States Constitution: 15th Amendment - Protects the rights to vote
United States Constitution: 19th Amendment - Guarantees the right to vote, regardless of sex
United States Constitution: 26th Amendment - Extended the vote to persons 18 years of age
Wesberry v. Sanders, 376 U.S. 1, 17-18 (1964): "No right is more precious in a free country than that of having a voice in the election of those who make the laws under which, as good citizens, we must live. Other rights, even the most basic, are illusory if the right to vote is undermined."
Federal Elections Commission - Information on campaign finance laws, caucuses, election results, voter registration, and historical voter demographics and statistics.
U.S. Department of Justice, Civil Rights Division, Voting Section - Charged with enforcing federal voting rights statutes.
Ohio Elections Commission - Enforces the Ohio Revised Code and issues Advisory Opinions.
Ohio Secretary of State, Election Services - Information on voter registration, election issues, election results, historical election data, districts and redistricting, and the electoral college.
Cuyahoga County Board of Elections - Information on voter registration, absentee voting, candidates and issues.
County Boards of Election - Links to county board of election agencies
“No More Right is More Precious”: Voting Rights and People With Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities, Policy Research Brief, University of Minnesota, May 2000
The Voting Accessibility for the Elderly and Handicapped Act of 1984, 42 U.S.C. § 1973
Title II of the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990, 42 U.S.C. § 12101 et seq.
National Voter Registration Act of 1993 - Requires agencies primarily engaged in serving people with disabilities, and which receive state funds, to provide voter registration services to their consumers.
SPECIFIC TOPICS:Click on the link below to access information concerning a particular election law topic.
Laws Affecting Voting Rights
Agencies Responsible for Election Laws
Voting Rights and the Mentally and Physically Disabled
Voter Registration Information
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