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Voting and Elections
A nonpartisan guide to voting and elections in the U.S. The guide will be regularly updated.
First Time Voters
General Information
National Elections
State & Local Elections
Research Databases
Voting & Election Data
Voting Rights Act of 1965
Women's Suffrage Movement
History of Voting in the US
Register to Vote
History of Voting in the US Images
Voters at polling station, Pittsburgh, 1950
Three African American Women at Polling Place, November 5, 1957
New Time-Saving Voting Machine, 1938
Lyndon B. Johnson Filling Out Absentee Ballot
Arlington, Virginia Residents Voting in 1944 Presidential Election
History of Voting in the U.S.
Voting and Electioneering, 1789-1899 (National Museum of American History)
Provides a history of U.S. voting and electioneering, from 1789-1899.
Voting in the U.S.A. (Britannica)
Describes the contentious history of voting in the United States.
Voting Rights (Virginia Museum of History & Culture)
Gives a history of voting rights in Virginia and the U.S.
Voting Rights in America: Two Centuries of Struggle
A detailed timeline of the American history of oppression, persecution, and discrimination in relation to voting rights.
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