Report on voting rights and election administration in the United States of America /
Voting rights and election administration in the United States of America
prepared by Chairperson Marcia L. Fudge.
- iii, 139 pages : illustrations (chiefly color) ; 28 cm
"Committee on House Administration, Chairperson Zoe Lofgren (D-Calif.)." At head of title: "Subcommittee on Elections." Shipping list no.: 2020-0072-P. GPO Cataloging Record Distribution Program (CRDP).
Includes bibliographical references.
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY -- Introduction -- The Subcommittee on Elections -- Findings -- Conclusion CHAPTER ONE: VOTING RIGHTS IN AMERICA BEFORE SHELBY COUNTY V. HOLDER (2013) -- America's Founding -- Post-Civil War Reconstruction and the Rise of the Jim Crow Era -- The Civil Rights Era and the Voting Rights Act of 1965 -- Reauthorizations of and Amendments to the Voting Rights Act -- The Constitutionality and Enforcements of the Voting Rights Act and its Provisions -- Shelby County and the Undermining of the Voting Rights Act CHAPTER TWO: THE STATE OF VOTING RIGHTS AND ELECTION ADMINISTRATION POST-SHELBY COUNTY -- The Current Landscape -- Voter Suppression Efforts Across America -- Conclusion CHAPTER THREE: OBSTACLES FACED BY NATIVE AMERICAN VOTERS -- Background -- Voting Rights Act Protections for Native Americans -- Ongoing Barriers Faced by Native Americans -- Lack of Access to the Pollos and Resources -- Vote Dilution -- Language Access -- Conclusion CHAPTER FOUR: ELECTION ADMINISTRATION BARRIERS HINDERING THE RIGHT TO VOTE -- General Election Administration -- Continued Disenfranchisement of American Citizens -- Misinformation and Disinformation -- Climate Disaster Response -- Conflicts of Interest: Candidates as Election Administrators -- Conclusion CONCLUSION -- The Purpose of the Subcommittee's Hearings -- Findings -- Moving Forward -- The Role of Congress
United States. Voting Rights Act of 1965.
Suffrage--United States. Elections--Corrupt practices--Prevention.--United States Voter registration--Corrupt practices--Prevention.--United States Minorities--Suffrage--United States. Discrimination--Political aspects--United States. Election law--United States. Polling places--United States.