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This guide focuses on Federal elections and voting rights. Topics include voter registration, congressional and presidential elections, constitutional amendments, and information for kids. The highlighted information comes from various U.S. Government agencies and the U.S. Government Publishing Office (GPO).
Photograph, "De Lux election building and voting booth, Lanham, Md., 11/4/24" (Retrieved from Library of Congress)
GPO has information about Federal elections and voting rights. Click on each of the tabs in this box to see some of the featured resources from the Catalog of U.S. Government Publications (CGP), FDLP Academy, FDLP Resource Guides, and GovInfo.
The CGP is a free online resource of bibliographic records for U.S. Government publications. To learn more about how to use this catalog, check out CGP Search Tips/Help. The featured documents are hearings from 2020 and 2021 before the Subcommittee on the Constitution, Civil Rights, and Civil Liberties of the House Committee on the Judiciary. Topics include the Voting Rights Act and voting rights during the COVID-19 pandemic.
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The FDLP Academy offers free webinars and webcasts for Federal Depository Libraries and the general public. Its mission is to "create and deliver enhanced educational opportunities to the FDLP community by fostering collaboration, by facilitating knowledge sharing, and through the application of new methods and use of multiple mediums" about U.S. Government resources. The following webinars contain information related to elections and voting rights.
Connecting with your Communities: Promoting Voter & Civic Engagement
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The Federal Election Commission (FEC) and Federal Campaign Finance Law
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If interested in learning more about topics that related to, but not specifically about, elections and voting rights, check out the following FDLP Resource Guides.
GovInfo has featured collections on U.S. Government documents and topics. The following GovInfo links are on topics related to elections and voting rights.
100th Anniversary of Women’s Right to Vote
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Constitution Day and Citizenship Day
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Constitution of the United States of America: Analysis and Interpretation
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Presidential Inaugural Addresses
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There are many online U.S. Government resources regarding voting registration and rights. The featured agencies are the Federal Election Commission, Federal Voting Assistance Program (FVAP), and the U.S. Election Assistance Commission. Among the resources, this guide highlights FVAP.gov, vote.gov, USA.gov, and the U.S. Census Bureau’s website on its voting and registration publications. Click on the tabs of this box to learn more.
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Federal Election Commission (FEC)
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Federal Voting Assistance Program (FVAP)
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U.S. Election Assistance Commission (EAC)
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Voting and Elections Information |
FVAP.gov Primary Elections by state and territory
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USA.gov
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U.S. Census Bureau Voting and Registration Publications
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U.S. General Services Administration (GSA)
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