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Election
August 3, 2023

U.S. Voting Laws & Legislation Center by LexisNexis

The LexisNexis® Rule of Law Foundation has launched U.S. Voting Laws & Legislation Center , a free, publicly accessible tool for locating U.S. federal and state voting and election law and for tracking proposed legislation on the topic. According to a LexisNexis press release , this “first-of-...
Election
October 13, 2020

Are You Ready For The 2020 PA General Election?

Are you ready for Election Day? Deadlines for the General Election are coming up fast! October 19, 2020 is the deadline to register or update your voter registration, and October 27, 2020 (by 5:00 pm) is the deadline to sign up for a mail ballot . If you are unsure about your registration status,...
HeinOnline
August 25, 2020

Nineteenth Amendment Centennial: Resources on HeinOnline and Beyond

Tomorrow, August 26, 2020, marks the 100th anniversary of the certification of the 19th Amendment to the United States Constitution, which granted women the right to vote. After the amendment was passed in the US House and Senate, Tennessee became the 36th state to ratify it on August 18, 1920. The...
Voting
May 19, 2020

Apply for Your Mail-In Ballot Today

Did you know that Pennsylvania now offers mail-in ballots for both the primary and general elections? To vote by mail in the primary on June 2, apply for your mail-in ballot no later than May 26. Thanks to Pennsylvania Act 77 of 2019 , you do not need to provide a reason or excuse if you want to...
Voting
March 10, 2020
VOTE spelled out in Scrabble tiles.

Get Ready for the Pennsylvania Primary Election

Primary voting season is underway! The Pennsylvania primary is April 28, and to help you prepare for the primary election, the Commonwealth has created a voting guide with helpful tips and date reminders. Are you registered to vote? If you don't know, you can check on the Pennsylvania Department of...
ABA
February 11, 2020
Image of America Votes! book cover

America Votes! Challenges to Modern Election Law and Voting Rights

With primary season kicking off in Iowa last week, we thought it would be timely to highlight one of our newly acquired books at Jenkins, entitled America Votes! Challenges to Modern Election Law and Voting Rights , Fourth Edition, edited by Benjamin E. Griffith and John Hardin Young. America Votes...
Election
September 20, 2018
Scrabble tiles spell out "VOTE".

Register to Vote Before October 9 for the Mid-Term Election

Are you registered to vote? Pennsylvania residents have until Tuesday, October 9 to register if they want to vote in this year's mid-term election. The application can be submitted online through the Pennsylvania Voter Registration Application website , delivered to your county voter registration...
Committee of Seventy
April 21, 2016

Election Day and the Committee of Seventy

Visit the Committee of Seventy's website to help you prepare for the Pennsylvania primary.