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104 Congressional Research Service reports and publications

The Help America Vote Act of 2002 (HAVA): Overview and Ongoing Role in Election Administration Policy
2025-09-30 · Reports · R46949 · HTML available · PDF available
The Help America Vote Act of 2002 (HAVA): An Overview
2025-09-30 · Resources · IF12033 · HTML available · PDF available
Congressional Redistricting Criteria and Considerations
2025-09-25 · Posts · IN11618 · HTML available · PDF available
Executive Order 14248: Action by the U.S. Election Assistance Commission on Voting System Testing and Certification Provisions
2025-09-18 · Posts · IN12590 · HTML available · PDF available
Congressional District Geography Workbook (119th Congress): An Interactive Tool for Congressional Users
2025-08-21 · Posts · IN12489 · HTML available · PDF available
Mid-Decade Congressional Redistricting: Key Issues
2025-08-11 · Resources · IF13082 · HTML available · PDF available
The Election Administration and Voting Survey (EAVS): Overview and 2024 Findings
2025-07-08 · Resources · IF13056 · HTML available · PDF available
Establishing and Funding Elections Grant Programs: Policy Options
2025-05-30 · Resources · IF11962 · HTML available · PDF available
Federal Election Commission: Membership and Policymaking Quorum, In Brief
2025-05-12 · Reports · R45160 · HTML available · PDF available
Redistricting: A Circuit Court Split Over Whether the Voting Rights Act Permits Vote Dilution Claims By Multiple Minority Groups
2025-04-30 · Posts · LSB11297 · HTML available · PDF available
Election Security: Federal Funding for Securing Election Systems
2025-04-30 · Resources · IF11286 · HTML available · PDF available
The Twenty-Sixth Amendment and Reduction of the Voting Age (Part 1): Introduction
2025-04-23 · Posts · LSB11286 · HTML available · PDF available
The Twenty-Sixth Amendment and Reduction of the Voting Age (Part 4): Early Congressional Action
2025-04-23 · Posts · LSB11289 · HTML available · PDF available
The Twenty-Sixth Amendment and Reduction of the Voting Age (Part 5): Congressional Debates
2025-04-23 · Posts · LSB11290 · HTML available · PDF available
The Twenty-Sixth Amendment and Reduction of the Voting Age (Part 3): The Vietnam War and Oregon v. Mitchell
2025-04-23 · Posts · LSB11288 · HTML available · PDF available
The Twenty-Sixth Amendment and Reduction of the Voting Age (Part 2): History of Voter Age Qualifications
2025-04-23 · Posts · LSB11287 · HTML available · PDF available
The Twenty-Sixth Amendment and Reduction of the Voting Age (Part 6): Unresolved Issues
2025-04-23 · Posts · LSB11291 · HTML available · PDF available
Safeguard American Voter Eligibility Act (SAVE Act, H.R. 22/S. 128) and Federal Voter Registration Policy and Law
2025-03-31 · Resources · IF12902 · HTML available · PDF available
Elections Grant Programs: Authorizations and Appropriations
2025-03-27 · Resources · IF11961 · HTML available · PDF available
Voter Registration Records and List Maintenance for Federal Elections
2025-02-13 · Reports · R46943 · HTML available · PDF available
Federal Role in Voter Registration: The National Voter Registration Act of 1993 (NVRA) and Subsequent Developments
2025-02-07 · Reports · R45030 · HTML available · PDF available
Voter Registration: Recent Developments and Issues for Congress
2025-02-07 · Reports · R46406 · HTML available · PDF available
Size of the U.S. House of Representatives
2025-01-08 · Posts · IN11547 · HTML available · PDF available
Jimmy Carter: Electoral Context and Background on Campaign Finance and Elections Policy
2025-01-06 · Posts · IN12478 · HTML available · PDF available
Election Day: Frequently Asked Questions
2024-11-01 · Reports · R46413 · HTML available · PDF available
Election 2024: Recent Court Rulings on Voting and Counting Ballots
2024-10-30 · Posts · LSB11244 · HTML available · PDF available
Voter Registration: Overview of Federal Involvement and Policy Considerations
2024-10-21 · Posts · IN12035 · HTML available · PDF available
Elections and Hurricanes Helene and Milton
2024-10-11 · Posts · IN12442 · HTML available · PDF available
Federal Election Results: Frequently Asked Questions
2024-10-03 · Reports · R46565 · HTML available · PDF available
Immigration Consequences of Unlawful Voting by Aliens
2024-09-18 · Resources · IF12767 · HTML available · PDF available
Early Voting and Mail Voting: Overview & Issues for Congress
2024-09-13 · Resources · IF11477 · HTML available · PDF available
Election Worker Safety and Privacy
2024-09-09 · Posts · IN11831 · HTML available · PDF available
District of Columbia Voting Representation in Congress: Overview of Proposals
2024-08-29 · Resources · IF11443 · HTML available · PDF available
Federal Criminal Laws Prohibiting Unlawful Voting
2024-08-16 · Resources · IF12742 · HTML available · PDF available
Decennial Census and Apportionment: Frequently Asked Questions
2024-08-14 · Posts · IN12403 · HTML available · PDF available
Recent Developments in the Democratic Presidential Nominating Process
2024-08-12 · Posts · IN12396 · HTML available · PDF available
U.S. Senate Vacancies: How Are They Filled?
2024-07-16 · Resources · IF11907 · HTML available · PDF available
Who Protects Whom? Federal Official and Judicial Security and Personal Protective Details
2024-07-16 · Reports · R47731 · HTML available · PDF available
Disqualification of a Candidate for the Presidency, Part I: Section 3 of the Fourteenth Amendment as It Applies to the Presidency
2024-07-15 · Posts · LSB11094 · HTML available · PDF available
2024 Presidential Nominating Process: Frequently Asked Questions
2024-07-09 · Reports · R48122 · HTML available · PDF available
Election Policy Fundamentals: The Secret Ballot
2024-07-05 · Posts · IN12389 · HTML available · PDF available
The Twenty-Fifth Amendment: Sections 3 and 4—Presidential Disability
2024-07-02 · Resources · IF11756 · HTML available · PDF available
PACs and Super PACs in Federal Election Campaigns: Legal Framework
2024-06-17 · Resources · IF12691 · HTML available · PDF available
Elections and Campaign Finance Policy: A CRS Podcast Series
2024-06-11 · Posts · IN12037 · HTML available · PDF available
Statehood Process and Political Status of U.S. Territories: Brief Policy Background
2024-06-06 · Resources · IF11792 · HTML available · PDF available
Electoral College Overview
2024-06-05 · Resources · IF12682 · HTML available · PDF available
Voter Registration Agencies Under the National Voter Registration Act of 1993 (NVRA)
2024-04-15 · Posts · IN11782 · HTML available · PDF available
Overview of Federal Criminal Laws Prohibiting Threats and Harassment of Election Workers
2024-04-04 · Posts · LSB10781 · HTML available · PDF available
Disqualification of a Candidate for the Presidency, Part II: Examining Section 3 of the Fourteenth Amendment as It Applies to Ballot Access
2024-04-04 · Posts · LSB11096 · HTML available · PDF available
Voting Systems and Federal Law
2024-04-04 · Resources · IF12245 · HTML available · PDF available