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104 Congressional Research Service reports and publications

Election Systems: Recent Action by the Election Assistance Commission
2024-04-03 · Posts · IN12343 · HTML available · PDF available
Overview of Federal Criminal Laws Prohibiting Interference with Voting
2024-03-15 · Posts · LSB11125 · HTML available · PDF available
Recent Developments in the Rights of Private Individuals to Enforce Section 2 of the Voting Rights Act
2024-02-20 · Posts · LSB10954 · HTML available · PDF available
Election Policy Fundamentals: At-Large House Districts
2024-01-12 · Resources · IF12568 · HTML available · PDF available
Election Policy Fundamentals: Single-Member House Districts
2024-01-12 · Resources · IF12567 · HTML available · PDF available
Federal Guidelines, Testing, and Certification for Electronic Poll Books (E-Poll Books)
2023-12-15 · Posts · IN12280 · HTML available · PDF available
Allen v. Milligan: Supreme Court Holds That Alabama Redistricting Map Likely Violated Section 2 of the Voting Rights Act
2023-09-29 · Posts · LSB11002 · HTML available · PDF available
Private Funding for Election Administration
2023-09-26 · Resources · IF12501 · HTML available · PDF available
Election Administration: Overview of FY2024 Financial Services and General Government (FSGG) Appropriations
2023-09-08 · Resources · IF12489 · HTML available · PDF available
H.R. 4563, the American Confidence in Elections Act (ACE Act): Legal Background
2023-07-21 · Resources · IF12453 · HTML available · PDF available
H.R. 4563, the American Confidence in Elections (ACE) Act
2023-07-19 · Resources · IF12451 · HTML available · PDF available
Federal Standards and Guidelines for Voting Systems: Overview and Potential Considerations for Congress
2023-06-12 · Reports · R47592 · HTML available · PDF available
The Voting Rights Act: Historical Development and Policy Background
2023-04-25 · Reports · R47520 · HTML available · PDF available
Term Limits for Members of Congress: Policy and Legal Overview
2023-03-10 · Resources · IF12343 · HTML available · PDF available
The U.S. Election Assistance Commission (EAC): An Overview
2023-02-23 · Resources · IF10981 · HTML available · PDF available
The U.S. Election Assistance Commission (EAC): Overview and Selected Issues for Congress
2023-02-23 · Reports · R45770 · HTML available · PDF available
The Nineteenth Amendment and Women’s Suffrage Part 1: Introduction
2023-01-13 · Posts · LSB10896 · HTML available · PDF available
The Nineteenth Amendment and Women’s Suffrage Part 2: The Founding Era and the Civil War
2023-01-13 · Posts · LSB10897 · HTML available · PDF available
The Nineteenth Amendment and Women’s Suffrage Part 3: The Reconstruction Era
2023-01-13 · Posts · LSB10898 · HTML available · PDF available
The Nineteenth Amendment and Women’s Suffrage Part 4: The Progressive Era and Ratification
2023-01-13 · Posts · LSB10899 · HTML available · PDF available
The Nineteenth Amendment and Women’s Suffrage Part 5: Supreme Court Interpretations
2023-01-13 · Posts · LSB10900 · HTML available · PDF available
The Nineteenth Amendment and Women’s Suffrage Part 6: Impacts Beyond the Supreme Court
2023-01-13 · Posts · LSB10901 · HTML available · PDF available
Elections and Voting: Policy and Legal Issues for the 118th Congress
2023-01-05 · Resources · IF12291 · HTML available · PDF available
Voting Rights Act: Brief Policy Overview
2022-12-14 · Resources · IF12284 · HTML available · PDF available
Congressional Redistricting: Key Legal and Policy Issues
2022-11-16 · Resources · IF12250 · HTML available · PDF available
State Legislatures, State Courts, and Federal Elections: U.S. Supreme Court to Consider Moore v. Harper
2022-11-01 · Posts · LSB10838 · HTML available
Ranked-Choice Voting: Legal Challenges and Considerations for Congress
2022-10-12 · Posts · LSB10837 · HTML available · PDF available
Voting Rights Act: Section 3(c) “Bail-In” Provision
2022-06-27 · Posts · LSB10771 · HTML available · PDF available
Supreme Court Agrees to Hear Voting Rights Act Challenge to Congressional Redistricting Map and Stays Lower Court Ruling: Implications for Congress
2022-02-22 · Posts · LSB10699 · HTML available · PDF available
The John R. Lewis Voting Rights Advancement Act of 2021, S. 4 (117th Congress): Legal Overview
2022-01-10 · Resources · IF12015 · HTML available · PDF available
Apportionment and Redistricting Process for the U.S. House of Representatives
2021-11-22 · Reports · R45951 · HTML available · PDF available
Congressional Redistricting 2021: Legal Framework
2021-09-10 · Posts · LSB10639 · HTML available · PDF available
Permissible and Prohibited Uses of Campaign Funds: Frequently Asked Questions and Policy Overview
2021-08-18 · Reports · R46878 · HTML available · PDF available
Voting Rights Act: Supreme Court Provides “Guideposts” for Determining Violations of Section 2 in Brnovich v. DNC
2021-07-14 · Posts · LSB10624 · HTML available · PDF available
Election Administration: An Introduction to Risk-Limiting Audits
2021-07-12 · Resources · IF11873 · HTML available · PDF available
H.R. 1 and S. 1: Overview and Related CRS Products
2021-05-17 · Resources · IF11097 · HTML available · PDF available
Supreme Court Considers Standard for Voting Rights Act Claims
2021-03-18 · Posts · LSB10583 · HTML available · PDF available
Contingent Election of the President and Vice President by Congress: Perspectives and Contemporary Analysis
2020-10-06 · Reports · R40504 · HTML available · PDF available
COVID-19 and Other Election Emergencies: Frequently Asked Questions and Recent Policy Developments
2020-07-16 · Reports · R46455 · HTML available · PDF available
Supreme Court Clarifies Rules for Electoral College: States May Restrict Faithless Electors
2020-07-10 · Posts · LSB10515 · HTML available
Election 2020 and the COVID-19 Pandemic: Legal Issues in Absentee and All-Mail Voting
2020-05-15 · Posts · LSB10470 · HTML available · PDF available
Postponing Federal Elections and the COVID-19 Pandemic: Legal Considerations
2020-03-20 · Posts · LSB10425 · HTML available · PDF available
The Election Infrastructure Subsector: Development and Challenges
2020-03-05 · Resources · IF11445 · HTML available · PDF available
Campaign and Election Security Policy: Overview and Recent Developments for Congress
2020-01-02 · Reports · R46146 · HTML available · PDF available
Election Security: Voter Registration System Policy Issues
2019-08-07 · Resources · IF11285 · HTML available · PDF available
Partisan Gerrymandering Claims Not Subject to Federal Court Review: Considerations Going Forward
2019-07-05 · Posts · LSB10324 · HTML available · PDF available
Foreign Money and U.S. Campaign Finance Policy
2019-03-25 · Resources · IF10697 · HTML available
Supreme Court Once Again Considers Partisan Gerrymandering: Implications and Legislative Options
2019-03-18 · Posts · LSB10276 · HTML available
The State and Local Role in Election Administration: Duties and Structures
2019-03-04 · Reports · R45549 · HTML available
Supreme Court Rules Ohio Voter Roll Law Comports with National Voter Registration Act
2018-07-24 · Posts · LSB10175 · HTML available