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Voting Rights and Election Law
Topics include the right to vote; First Amendment rights of candidates, voters, political
speakers, and parties; the Voting Rights Act's and the Constitution's constraints on the drawing of district lines; and the place of money in the electoral process.
ALR: Construction and Application of Voting Rights Act's Vote Dilution Provision, Voting Rights Act of 1965, s 2, 42 U.S.C.A. s 1973--Supreme Court Cases, 51 A.L.R. Fed. 2d 447; Preemption of State Election Laws By Help America Vote Act, 47 A.L.R. Fed. 2d 81. On Westlaw.
American Jurisprudence 2d: (Am Jur2d), Vol. 25 & Vol. 26 – Election of Remedies and Elections – A good overview of relevant federal statutes and Constitutional provisions. On Westlaw, Lexis and in print.
Civil Rights Actions: Chapter 18. On Lexis.
Federal Procedure, Lawyers Ed: Chapter 28 - Elections and Elective Franchise – Includes election litigation, voting rights proceedings, and campaign finance proceedings. On Westlaw and in print.
Lobbying, PACs, and Campaign Finance: 50 State Handbook: On Westlaw - LOBBYPCF
Redistricting Litigation: An Overview of Legal, Statistical, and Case Management Issues: On Westlaw - REDISTLIT
West’s Federal Administrative Practice: Chapter 148 - Voting Rights. On Westlaw - WEST-FDADM
Resources
Some of the general legal sources where you will find information on voting rights and election law in our library:
America votes! : a guide to modern election law and voting rights
Call Number: KF4886 .A86 2008
A citizen's guide to understanding the Voting Rights Act [microform]
Call Number: KF4893.Z9 .C58 1984
Election and campaign finance law in Pennsylvania
Call Number: KFP420.A75 E4275 2005
Election case law / prepared for Federal Election Commission by American Law Division of the Congressional Research Service, Library of Congress
Call Number: KF4885.A75 E54
Elections for sale : the causes and consequences of vote buying
Call Number: JF1083 .E54 2007
Election law & financial disclosure laws in Pennsylvania
Call Number: KFP420.A75 E44 2003
Election law in Pennsylvania
Call Number: KFP420.A75 E44 2002
Election law journal
Call Number: K5 .L433
Pennsylvania election law and campaign finance
Call Number: KFP420.A75 P465 2009
Voting rights and election law
Call Number: KF4886 .D56 2010
Voting rights--and wrongs : the elusive quest for racially fair elections
Call Number: JK1924 .T47 2009
Voting rights, voting wrongs : the legacy of Baker V. Carr