Election and Voting Law: Resources for Congressional Staff (CRS Report for Congress)
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| Release Date |
Revised Oct. 30, 2024 |
| Report Number |
R44628 |
| Report Type |
Report |
| Authors |
Elizabeth A. Schiller, Law Librarian |
| Source Agency |
Congressional Research Service |
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Summary:
This report is intended to serve as a starting point for congressional staff covering voting
and elections. It focuses on resources related to laws governing federal elections and
voting. It outlines and describes some of the key sources of laws, pending legislation,
regulations, cases, CRS Products, and federal agencies working in this subject area. It
also contains sections dedicated to the voting process, voting rights, campaign finance,
and presidential elections.
Election law in the United States is composed of limits and powers defined in the U.S.
Constitution, as well as federal and state statutes, regulations, and court cases. This section
identifies some of the major resources in each category.
The U.S. Constitution serves as the framework under which other election and voting laws
operate.
CRS provides information about the Constitution in The Constitution of the United States of
America: Analysis and Interpretation (CONAN).2 The CONAN website presents the text of the
Constitution along with analysis by CRS attorneys, including commentary on Supreme Court
decisions that have interpreted the text.
