ensuring free and fair access to the ballot ensuring free and fair access to the ballot Butterfield, G. K. (George Kenneth) 1947- creator author. United States Congress. House. Committee on House Administration. Subcommittee on Elections, issuing body. text bibliography Legislative materials. Legislative materials. dcu 2021 monographic eng

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124 pages ; 28 cm EXECUTIVE SUMMARY -- Committee in House Administration and Subcommittee on Elections CHAPTER ONE: INTRODUCTION AND THE HISTORY OF DISCRIMINATION IN VOTING -- America's Long History of Discriminating in Voting -- A Constitutional Right to Vote -- The Voting Rights Act, Precedent, and Shelby County V. Holder -- The Subcommittee on Elections Investigation of Current Discrimination in Voting CHAPTER TWO: DISCRIMINATORY PRACTICES IN VOTING: AN OVERVIEW -- Overview CHAPTER THREE: VOTER LIST MAINTENANCE PRACTICES AND THE PURGING OF ELIGIBLE VOTERS -- Background -- The Disproportionate and Discriminatory Burden and Impact of List Maintenance Practices on Minority Voters CHAPTER FOUR: VOTER IDENTIFICATION AND DOCUMENTARY PROOF-OF-CITIZENSHIP REQUIREMENTS -- Background -- The Disproportionate and Discriminatory Burden and Impact on Minority Voters of Voted ID and Documentary Proof-of-Citizenship Laws -- Additional Evidence of Discriminatory Purpose CHAPTER FIVE: ACCESS TO MULTI-LINGUAL VOTING MATERIALS AND ASSISTANCE -- Background -- The Disproportionate and Discriminatory Burden and Impact of Lack of Access to Multilingual Voting Materials and Support CHAPTER SIX: POLLING PLACE CLOSURES, CONSOLIDATIONS, RELOCATIONS, AND LONG WAIT TIMES AT THE POLLS -- Background -- The Disproportionate and Discriminatory Burden and Impact of Polling Place Closures, Consolidations, and Relocations, Wait Times, and Lack of Resources on Minority Voters CHAPTER SEVEN: RESTRICTING OPPORTUNITIES TO VOTE -- Background -- Cutbacks and Restrictions on Opportunities to Vote and the Discriminatory and Disproportionate Burden and Impact on Minority Voters CHAPTER EIGHT: CHANGES TO METHODS OF ELECTION, JURISDICTIONAL BOUNDARIES, AND REDISTRICTING -- Background -- The Disproportionate and Discriminatory Burden and Impact on mInority Voters of Changes in Methods of Election, Jurisdictional Boundaries, and Redistricting prepared by Chair G.K. Butterfield. Shipping list no.: 2022-0003-P. "July 2021." "117th Congress." Includes bibliographical references. n-us--- Voting United States Voter suppression United States Voter turnout United States Suffrage United States Election law United States States Election law U.S. states Suffrage Voter suppression Voter turnout Voting United States JK1967 .B88 2021 Y 4.H 81/3:V 94/55 Y 4.H 81/3:V 94/55 United States. Congress. House. Committee on House Administration. Subcommittee on Elections. (OCoLC)1273561051 Butterfield, G. K. (George Kenneth), 1947- (OCoLC)1274518797 2020477195 GPO 211012 20250407140039.0 001165360 eng